1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
November 5, 1974
Turnout74.64% Decrease 0.53
 
Nominee Michael Dukakis Francis Sargent
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Thomas O'Neill III Donald Dwight
Popular vote 992,284 784,353
Percentage 53.50% 42.29%
County results
Dukakis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Sargent:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Francis Sargent
Republican

 Elected Governor

Michael Dukakis
Democratic

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

As of 2024, this is the most recent year in which the incumbent governor of Massachusetts lost the general election. (Two governors, Dukakis and Edward J. King, lost the Democratic nomination to each other in 1978 and 1982, respectively. In 2002, acting Governor Jane Swift ran for election but withdrew after polls showed her trailing Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination.)

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1974 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary[1]
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

Results

Primary results by municipality
1974 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary[2]
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

Results

1974 Massachusetts Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[3]
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. It was the first gubernatorial victory for the Massachusetts Democratic Party since 1962.

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Michael Dukakis
(Thomas P. O'Neill III) 		992,284 53.50%
Republican Francis W. Sargent
(Donald R. Dwight) (incumbent)		 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%

Results by county

1974 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county) [5]
County Dukakis % Dukakis # Sargent % Sargent # Others % Others # Total #
Barnstable39.9%19,36254.7%26,5395.4%2,64148,542
Berkshire54.2%26,94740.4%20,1055.4%2,68249,734
Bristol62.6%91,83932.1%47,0555.4%7,876146,770
Dukes36.4%1,34659.1%2,1894.5%1673,702
Essex52.1%117,81542.6%96,4755.3%12,056226,346
Franklin53.2%11,66641.5%9,0875.3%1,16821,921
Hampden63.6%84,22230.9%40,9785.5%7,257132,457
Hampshire59.2%24,05133.7%13,6917.1%2,88940,631
Middlesex51.0%243,91444.2%211,5114.8%22,938478,363
Nantucket36.2%53758.4%8655.4%801,482
Norfolk48.1%110,70145.4%104,3756.5%14,859229,935
Plymouth46.7%54,78144.9%52,7388.4%9,811117,330
Suffolk45.6%85,34339.3%73,49115.1%28,208187,042
Worcester56.5%119,82040.2%85,2543.4%7,152212,226

See also

References

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1974.
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1974.
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1974.
  4. ↑ "1970 Governor General Election". PD43+. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1972/year_to:2020/office_id:1/stage:General
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