1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Michael Dukakis was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 1975 until January 4, 1979.[2] He defeated incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Francis W. Sargent in the general election.[3]

1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
November 5, 1974
Turnout74.64% 0.53 [1]
 
Nominee Michael Dukakis Francis Sargent
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Thomas O'Neill III Donald R. Dwight
Popular vote 992,284 784,353
Percentage 53.50% 42.29%
Municipal results
Governor before election

Francis Sargent
Republican

 Elected Governor

Michael Dukakis
Democratic

Elections in Massachusetts

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
1974 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Francis W. Sargent 124,250 63.32%
Republican Carroll Sheehan 71,936 36.66%
Write-in All others 46 0.02%

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Donald R. Dwight was unopposed in the Republican Primary.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
Primary results by municipality
1974 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Michael Dukakis 444,590 57.67%
Democratic Robert H. Quinn 326,385 42.33%
Write-in All others 46 0.01%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
1974 Massachusetts Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Thomas P. O'Neill III 250,259 35.69%
Democratic Christopher A. Iannella 190,587 27.18%
Democratic Eva Hester 97,665 13.93%
Democratic John P. Lynch 81,874 11.68%
Democratic Thomas Martin Sullivan 80,745 11.52%
Write-in All others 15 0.00%

[7]

General election

Dukakis defeated Sargent by 207,931 votes.[3] It was the first gubernatorial victory for the Massachusetts Democratic Party since 1962.

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Michael Dukakis
(Thomas P. O'Neill III)		 992,284 53.50%
Republican Francis W. Sargent
(Donald R. Dwight)		 784,353 42.29%
American Leo F. Kahian
(Nicholas J. Greco)		 63,083 3.40%
Socialist Workers Donald Gurewitz
(Ollie Bivins)		 15,011 0.81%

References
  1. "Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974".
  2. "Our Campaigns - MA Governor Race - Nov 07, 1978". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. "Our Campaigns - MA Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1974.
  5. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1974.
  6. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1974.
  7. "Our Campaigns - MA Lt. Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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