| Election Name: | 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Flag Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1958 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1956 |
| Image1: | Foster Furcolo, 60th Governor of Massachusetts.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Foster Furcolo |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,234,618 |
| Percentage1: | 52.76% |
| Nominee2: | Sumner G. Whittier |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,096,759 |
| Percentage2: | 46.87% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Christian A. Herter |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Foster Furcolo |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Democrat Foster Furcolo was elected Governor of Massachusetts to replace incumbent Christian Herter, who did not run for re-election. Furcolo defeated Republican Sumner G. Whittier, Socialist Labor candidate Henning A. Blomen, and Prohibition candidate Mark R. Shaw.
In the race for lieutenant governor, Democrat Robert F. Murphy defeated Republican Charles Gibbons, Prohibition candidate Harold E. Bassett, and Socialist Labor candidate Francis A. Votano.
Lt. Governor Whittier was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Book: A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1957–1958 . Hayden . Irving N. . Grove . Lawrence R. . 1957 . Wright & Potter Printing Company . Boston . 298–99 . September 23, 2010.