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
- Bill Weld, incumbent Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Declared
Incumbent Governor Bill Weld and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cellucci were unopposed for renomination.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
- George A. Bachrach, former State Senator
- Michael J. Barrett, State Senator
- Mark Roosevelt, State Representative and the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt
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
Primary results by municipality
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% |
| Total votes | 446,827 | 100.00% |
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Bob Massie, activist
- Marc Draisen, State Representative
Results
Massachusetts Democratic Lt. Gubernatorial Primary, 1994 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Massie | 193,508 | 52.66% |
| | Democratic | Marc Draisen | 173,896 | 47.34% |
| Total votes | 367,404 | 100.00% |
General election
Polling
| Source | Date | Weld (R) | Roosevelt (D) |
| Boston Herald | Oct. 2, 1994 | 60% | 29% |
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 (Amherst, Cambridge, Leverett, Otis, Shutesbury and Wendell). 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.
Other races
References
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