This is a list of Sheriffs of Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The Sheriff is elected to serve a six-year term and oversees the Norfolk County House of Correction.
The current Sheriff is Patrick W. McDermott.
| Sheriff | Picture | Term | Party | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebenezer Thayer | 1793–1794 | |||||
| 2 | Atherton Thayer | 1794–1798 | |||||
| 3 | Benjamin Clark Cutler | 1798–1810 | |||||
| 4 | Elijah Crane | 1810–1811 | |||||
| 5 | William Brewer | 1811–1812 | |||||
| 6 | Elijah Crane | 1812–1834 | |||||
| 7 | 1834–1843 | ||||||
| 8 | Jerauld N. E. Mann | 1843–1848 | |||||
| 9 | Thomas Adams | 1848–1852 | Whig | ||||
| 10 | 1852 – 1853 | Democratic | |||||
| 11 | 1853 – January 1, 1857 | Whig | |||||
| 12 | January 1, 1857 – January 1, 1878 | Republican | First popularly elected sheriff of Norfolk County. | ||||
| 13 | Rufus Corbin Wood | 1878–1885 | Republican | ||||
| 14 | 1885–1898 | Republican | |||||
| 15 | Samuel Capen | 1898–1939 | Republican | ||||
| 16 | Samuel H. Wragg | 1939–1959 | Died in office | ||||
| – | Edwin H. Downs | 1959–1959 | |||||
| 17 | Peter M. McCormack | 1959–1961 | Democrat | ||||
| 18 | 1961–1975 | Republican | |||||
| 19 | 1975–1996 | Democrat | |||||
| 20 | John H. Flood | 1996–1999 | Republican | Flood was originally a Democrat was but appointed to the seat and ran as a Republican. He was defeated by Bellotti. | |||
| 21 | Michael G. Bellotti | 1999–2018 | Democratic | Resigned to become president of Quincy College. | |||
| – | Robert Harnais | October 2018 – December 2018 | |||||
| 22 | Jerry McDermott | 2018–2021 | Republican | Was appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker | |||
| 23 | Patrick W. McDermott | 2021–present | Democratic | Former Register of Probate (2002-2020). McDermott (D) ran against Jerry McDermott (R) in the 2020 election. The two are not related. |