Office Overview
- Office: Governor of Massachusetts
- Government Level: State
- Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
- District: Statewide
- Counties: Statewide — 14 Counties
- Municipalities: Statewide — 351 Municipalities
- Status: Former
- Selection Method: elected
- Scheduled Final Term: January 8th, 1987–January 3rd, 1991
- Service Intervals: January 2nd, 1975–January 4th, 1979; January 6th, 1983–January 3rd, 1991
- Last Election for This Office: 1986 general election; Dukakis–Murphy ticket won 1,157,786 votes
- Party: Democratic
Public Office Contact
This Page records historical service. Historical office contact details have not been verified; the official resources below provide institutional information.
Official Resources
Sources and Verification
Last Reviewed: October 18th, 2026
Portrait Credit: National Governors Association (source); photographer Not Verified; Undated image published in the named institutional biography; capture date Not Verified
- Dukakis inauguration recording catalog entry — Catalog items “DUKAKIS INAUGURATION” and “Swearing in Dukakis & Murphy,” created 1987-01-08
- Massachusetts Constitution, Article LXIV, section 1 — Article LXIV, section 1, lines 972, 979
- Michael Stanley Dukakis — Terms, Party, About, linked Image
- Michael Stanley Dukakis — Terms; About; main image metadata
- 1986 Governor General Election — Dukakis and Murphy 1,157,786 (68.7%); official result page
- Scheduled Final Term: 1987 start is directly corroborated by the institutional catalog’s dated swearing-in record; constitutional provision supports statutory term boundary; NGA confirms actual ending date.