| John MacGovern | |
| State House: | Massachusetts |
| District: | 2nd Middlesex |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1983 |
| Term End: | January 3, 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Walter Bickford |
| Successor: | Geoff Hall |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Dartmouth College (BA) |
John F. MacGovern (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician who represented the 2nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991.[1] He was the Republican nominee in the Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election in 1990, losing to incumbent Chester G. Atkins 52% to 48%.[2] He later moved to Vermont. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Vermont Senate in 2004[3] and 2006.[4] He unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat held by Bernie Sanders in the 2012 election.[5]
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