| Election Name: | 1780 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Election Date: | September 1780 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Year: | 1692 |
| Previous Election: | 1692 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1781 |
| Next Election: | 1781 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Image1: | File:John Hancock 1770-crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Hancock |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,207 |
| Percentage1: | 91.56% |
| Nominee2: | James Bowdoin |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,033 |
| Percentage2: | 8.44% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | None (The Governor's Council administered the government.) |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| After Election: | John Hancock |
The 1780 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held in September 1780 to elect the governor of Massachusetts. It was the first gubernatorial election following the adoption of the Massachusetts Constitution. Prior to the election, the Massachusetts Governor's Council administered the government following the removal of the last royal governor during the American Revolution.[1]
John Hancock was overwhelmingly selected by the voting public, defeating James Bowdoin.