| Election Name: | 1857 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1856 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1858 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1858 |
| Image1: | File:Nathaniel Banks pre-war (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Nathaniel Banks |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 60,797 |
| Percentage1: | 46.58% |
| Nominee2: | Henry J. Gardner |
| Party2: | Know Nothing |
| Popular Vote2: | 37,596 |
| Percentage2: | 28.81% |
| Image3: | Erasmus D. Beach.png |
| Nominee3: | Erasmus Beach |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 31,760 |
| Percentage3: | 24.33% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry J. Gardner |
| Before Party: | Know Nothing |
| After Election: | Nathaniel Prentiss Banks |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1857 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3. Incumbent Know-Nothing Governor Henry J. Gardner ran for a fourth term in office, but lost the support of the Republican Party, which nominated Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nathaniel P. Banks. Banks prevailed over Gardner to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts.
Gardner's loss also began an informal tradition of no Governor serving more than three consecutive one-year terms, which persisted until 1920, when the Governor's term was extended to two years. The only exception to this tradition was made for Governor John Albion Andrew, who held office during the Civil War.