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%

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.