| Election Name: | 1787 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1786 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1786 |
| Next Election: | 1788 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1788 |
| Election Date: | 2 April 1787 |
| Nominee1: | John Hancock |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,475 |
| Percentage1: | 75.09% |
| Nominee2: | James Bowdoin |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,394 |
| Percentage2: | 21.92% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James Bowdoin |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| After Election: | John Hancock |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 1787 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on 2 April 1787 in order to elect the Governor of Massachusetts. Former Governor John Hancock defeated incumbent Governor James Bowdoin and former United States Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln.[1]
On election day, 2 April 1787, former Governor John Hancock won the election by a margin of 13,081 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent Governor James Bowdoin. Hancock was sworn in for his sixth overall term on 30 May 1787.[2]