The
1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent
Republican
Governor
Bill Weld
won reelection as
Governor of Massachusetts
by the largest margin in state history, winning every single county and all but 6 of the state's
351 municipalities
. As of 2024, this is the most recent election in which
Boston
,
Somerville
,
Lawrence
,
Chelsea
,
Brookline
,
Northampton
,
Provincetown
,
Monterey
,
Great Barrington
,
Ashfield
,
Williamstown
,
Williamsburg
,
Shelburne
,
Sunderland
, and
Pelham
voted for the Republican candidate for governor.
Republican primary
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Governor
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Lieutenant governor
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Candidates
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Incumbent Governor Bill Weld and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cellucci were unopposed for renomination.
Democratic primary
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Governor
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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.
Declined
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In 1993 a
Boston Globe
poll showed Kennedy within one percentage point of popular incumbent
William Weld
in a hypothetical gubernatorial match-up, prompting prominent state Democrats to try and recruit him for the race.
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Though no other Democrat was polling near Weld, Kennedy decided to forgo the race and remain in Congress.
Results
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Lieutenant governor
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Candidates
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Results
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General election
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Debates
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Polling
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Source
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Date
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Weld (R)
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Roosevelt (D)
|
Boston Herald
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Oct. 2, 1994
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60%
|
29%
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Results
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Governor 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 (
Amherst
,
Cambridge
,
Leverett
,
Otis
,
Shutesbury
and
Wendell
). All six municipalities voted for Weld in 1990, meaning that he won every municipality in the state in a gubernatorial election.
Results by county
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1994 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county)
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|
County
|
Weld - R %
|
Weld - R #
|
Roosevelt - D %
|
Roosevelt - D #
|
Others %
|
Others #
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Total #
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Barnstable
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73.2%
|
68,719
|
24.0%
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22,576
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2.8%
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2,604
|
93,899
|
Berkshire
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60.9%
|
30,430
|
35.3%
|
17,618
|
3.8%
|
1,919
|
49,967
|
Bristol
|
63.8%
|
105,751
|
31.2%
|
51,702
|
5.1%
|
8,413
|
165,866
|
Dukes
|
62.4%
|
3,748
|
33.4%
|
2,007
|
4.2%
|
255
|
6,010
|
Essex
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72.4%
|
189,618
|
24.1%
|
63,019
|
3.5%
|
9,237
|
261,874
|
Franklin
|
66.6%
|
18,226
|
30.0%
|
8,217
|
3.4%
|
927
|
27,370
|
Hampden
|
72.4%
|
109,631
|
23.0%
|
34,860
|
4.5%
|
6,840
|
151,331
|
Hampshire
|
62.1%
|
33,965
|
33.8%
|
18,449
|
4.1%
|
2,239
|
54,653
|
Middlesex
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67.8%
|
376,503
|
28.7%
|
159,190
|
3.6%
|
19,875
|
555,568
|
Nantucket
|
71.2%
|
2,131
|
26.5%
|
794
|
2.3%
|
70
|
2,995
|
Norfolk
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69.4%
|
187,155
|
26.9%
|
72,479
|
3.8%
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10,201
|
269,835
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Plymouth
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73.5%
|
123,320
|
23.1%
|
38,747
|
3.4%
|
5,744
|
167,811
|
Suffolk
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57.0%
|
99,615
|
36.5%
|
63,716
|
6.5%
|
11,352
|
174,683
|
Worcester
|
73.7%
|
184,578
|
23.3%
|
58,306
|
3.0%
|
7,490
|
250,374
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Other races
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References
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