Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994

November 8, 1994
Turnout 70.05% Decrease 5.8 [1]

 
Nominee Bill Weld Mark Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Paul Cellucci Bob Massie
Popular vote 1,533,390 611,650
Percentage 70.85% 28.26%

Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by William Weld, blue indicates towns carried by Mark Roosevelt.

Governor before election

Bill Weld
Republican

Elected Governor

Bill Weld
Republican

The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Bill Weld was re-elected Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history.

Primaries

Bill Weld ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

The Democratic Primary was won by Mark Roosevelt, a State Representative and the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt. He defeated State Senators George A. Bachrach and Michael J. Barrett.

Massachusetts Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Mark Roosevelt 215,061 47.91%
Democratic George Bachrach 120,567 26.86%
Democratic Michael J. Barrett 111,199 24.77%

Activist Bob Massie defeated State Representative Marc Draisen for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.

Massachusetts Democratic Lt. Gubernatorial Primary, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Bob Massie 193,508 52.66%
Democratic Marc Draisen 173,896 47.34%

General election

Polling

Source Date Weld (R) Roosevelt (D)
Boston Herald Oct. 2, 1994 60% 29%

Results

Weld defeated Democrat Mark Roosevelt by a 71–28% margin, the largest Gubernatorial margin of victory in Massachusetts history. Roosevelt won only six municipalities statewide, while Weld won every county in the state.

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Bill Weld (Paul Cellucci) 1,533,390 70.85%
Democratic Mark Roosevelt (Bob Massie) 611,650 28.26%

Other races

References

  1. "Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994".
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