Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974
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400px Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by Francis W. Sargent, blue indicates towns carried by Michael Dukakis.
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.[1] He defeated incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Francis W. Sargent in the general election.[2]
Primaries
Governor
Governor Sargent defeated former State Commerce Commissioner Carroll Sheehan in the Republican primary.
| 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% | ||
In the Democratic Primary, Michael Dukakis, a former State Representative and the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor in 1970, defeated Attorney General Robert H. Quinn.[4]
| 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
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Donald R. Dwight was unopposed in the Republican Primary. Thomas P. O'Neill III, son of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tip O'Neill, defeated Christopher A. Iannella, Eva Hester, John P. Lynch, and Thomas Martin Sullivan for the Democratic nomination.[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% | ||
General election
Dukakis defeated Sargent by 207,931 votes.[8] It was the first gubernatorial victory for the Massachusetts Democratic Party since 1962.
| 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
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