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Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994|
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/1994_MA_Governor.png/250px-1994_MA_Governor.png) Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by William Weld, blue indicates towns carried by Mark Roosevelt. |
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The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. William Weld was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a second term.
Primaries
William 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.
Activist Bob Massie defeated State Representative Marc Draisen for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
General election
Polling
Source
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Date
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Weld (R)
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Roosevelt (D)
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Boston Herald
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Oct. 2, 1994
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60%
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29%
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Results
Weld defeated Democrat Mark Roosevelt by a 71-28% margin, the largest Gubernatorial margin of victory in Massachusetts history.
Other races