The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces.
Argeo Paul Cellucci was an American politician and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican,he served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001,and as the United States Ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2005. He also served as the Commonwealth's 68th lieutenant governor from 1991 to 1999,as well as in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate from 1977 to 1991.
Jane Maria Swift is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003 and,concurrently,as acting governor from April 2001 to January 2003. She was the first woman to perform the duties of governor of Massachusetts. At the time she became acting governor,Swift was 36 years old,making her the youngest female governor or acting governor in U.S. history.
The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1994. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Weld won reelection as Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history,winning every single county and all but 6 of the state's 351 municipalities. As of 2024,this is the most recent election in which Boston,Somerville,Lawrence,Chelsea,Brookline,Northampton,Provincetown,Monterey,Great Barrington,Ashfield,Williamstown,Williamsburg,Shelburne,Sunderland,and Pelham voted for the Republican candidate for governor.
The 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican acting governor Jane Swift chose not to seek a full term in office. Republican businessman Mitt Romney defeated Democratic Treasurer Shannon O'Brien.
The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis,his party's nominee for president in 1988,opted to not seek a fourth term. Republican Bill Weld won the open seat,beating Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts elected since 1970. This election was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Massachusetts since 1960.
The 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998. Acting Governor Paul Cellucci was elected to his first term as Governor of Massachusetts.
Joseph Daniel Malone is an American businessman,former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts,and a former member of the Republican Party. In 2010,Malone ran for the Republican nomination for Congress in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district. In 2013,he announced he was leaving the Republican party to become an Independent. Joe Malone is a frequent contributor for Fox 25 as a political analyst. As of 2023 he is the last Republican to serve as Treasurer of Massachusetts.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held in Massachusetts on November 6,2012,Democrat Elizabeth Warren defeated incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown. This election was held concurrently with the U.S. presidential election and elections to the U.S. Senate in other states,as well as elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The Massachusetts general election,2010 was held on November 2,2010 throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 14,2010.
William Richard Keating is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. Keating's district includes Cape Cod and most of the South Coast. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court from 1977 to 1999 before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County,where he served three terms before being elected to Congress.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
Steven D. Pierce is a retired Massachusetts jurist and politician who most recently served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Housing Court. He retired from the Housing Court September 2015.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8,1994 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,1990 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Massachusetts,other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
John H. "Jack" Flood was an American politician who was Sheriff of Norfolk County,Massachusetts from 1996 to 1999 and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1981 to 1991.
The 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on June 25,2013,in order to fill the Massachusetts Class 2 United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3,2015.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 6,2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren ran for re-election to a second term. The candidate filing deadline was June 5,2018,and the primary election was held on September 4,2018.
