1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994

November 8, 1994

Nominee William Weld Mark Roosevelt Party Republican Democratic 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 William Weld Republican Elected Governor William Weld Republican

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.

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.

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994

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

Other races

• Shannon O'Brien ran unsuccessfully for Treasurer of Massachusetts.
• William F. Galvin was elected Secretary of the Commonwealth, for the first time.