1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election


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.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared

Candidates

Declared
Incumbent Governor Bill Weld and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cellucci were unopposed for renomination.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared
In 1988, 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

Declared

General election

Polling

Results

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. All six municipalities voted for Weld in 1990, meaning that he won every municipality in the state in a gubernatorial election.
As of 2018, 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 each voted for the Republican candidate for governor.

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