The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent
Republican
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Governor
Bill Weld
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A Harvard and Oxford graduate, Weld began his career as legal counsel to ...
won reelection as
Governor of Massachusetts
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by the largest margin in state history. As of 2022, this is the most recent election in which
Boston
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,
Somerville,
Lawrence
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,
Chelsea
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,
Brookline,
Northampton,
Provincetown
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,
Monterey
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,
Great Barrington,
Ashfield,
Williamstown,
Williamsburg,
Shelburne,
Sunderland, and
Pelham voted for the Republican candidate for governor.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
*
Bill Weld
William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) is an American attorney, businessman, author, and politician who served as the 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997.
A Harvard and Oxford graduate, Weld began his career as legal counsel to ...
, incumbent Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
*
Paul Cellucci
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, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Governor Bill Weld and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cellucci were unopposed for renomination.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
*
George A. Bachrach, former State Senator from
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Michael J. Barrett, State Senator from
Cambridge
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Mark Roosevelt
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, State Representative from
the Back Bay and member of the
Roosevelt family
In 1987, Barrett succeeded Bachrach as the Senator from the Middlesex and Suffolk District. The district was composed of Cambridge, Belmont, Watertown, and the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston.
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
*
Bob Massie
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, activist
*
Marc Draisen, State Representative from
Roslindale
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Results
General election
Polling
Results
Governor Weld defeated
Democrat
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Mark Roosevelt
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by a 71%–28% margin, the largest gubernatorial margin of victory in Massachusetts history. Roosevelt won only six municipalities statewide (
Amherst,
Cambridge
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,
Leverett,
Otis,
Shutesbury
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History
For at least 2,000 years, Nipmuc towns alo ...
and
Wendell). All six municipalities voted for Weld in 1990, meaning that he won every municipality in the state in a gubernatorial election.
Other races
* Republican
Joe Malone
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was re-elected as Treasurer over Democrat
Shannon O'Brien
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.
*
William F. Galvin was elected
Secretary of the Commonwealth for the first time.
See also
*
1993–1994 Massachusetts legislature
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References
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1994
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Bill Weld