| Election Name: | 1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Flag Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1940 |
| Next Election: | 1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1942 |
| Image1: | Leverett Saltonstall cph.3b10555 (3x4a).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Leverett Saltonstall |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 758,402 |
| Percentage1: | 54.1% |
| Nominee2: | Roger Putnam |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 630,265 |
| Percentage2: | 45.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Leverett Saltonstall |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Leverett Saltonstall |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1942 Massachusetts Gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 3, to elect Governor of Massachusetts. incumbent Governor Leverett Saltonstall defeated Democrat candidate Roger Putnam, Communist candidate Otis A. Hood, Socialist candidate Joseph Massidda, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Guy S. Williams.
Springfield Mayor Roger Putnam defeated former Lieutenant Governor Francis E. Kelly for the Democratic nomination.[1]