In 2006 Deval Patrick was elected this state's first African-American governor
Governor Tim Murray looks on as newly elected Governor Deval Patrick 
speaks to the ... By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | November 7, 2006 ... lawyer 
making his first run for public office, rolled up huge margins across the state, ... 
Patrick is the second African-American to be elected governor in the United 
States since... [DOC] [TLE] Patrick, Deval L. (1956 - ) | The Black Past: Remembered and ... [PAR] Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts was elected in 2006.