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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.
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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.)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Francis W. Sargent (incumbent) | 124,250 | 63.32% | ||
| Republican | Carroll Sheehan | 71,936 | 36.66% | ||
| Write-in | All others | 46 | 0.02% | ||
Incumbent lieutenant governor Donald R. Dwight was unopposed in the Republican Primary.
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
Dukakis defeated Sargent by 207,931 votes. 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) (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% | ||
| 1974 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county) [5] | |||||||
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| County | Dukakis % | Dukakis # | Sargent % | Sargent # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
| Barnstable | 39.9% | 19,362 | 54.7% | 26,539 | 5.4% | 2,641 | 48,542 |
| Berkshire | 54.2% | 26,947 | 40.4% | 20,105 | 5.4% | 2,682 | 49,734 |
| Bristol | 62.6% | 91,839 | 32.1% | 47,055 | 5.4% | 7,876 | 146,770 |
| Dukes | 36.4% | 1,346 | 59.1% | 2,189 | 4.5% | 167 | 3,702 |
| Essex | 52.1% | 117,815 | 42.6% | 96,475 | 5.3% | 12,056 | 226,346 |
| Franklin | 53.2% | 11,666 | 41.5% | 9,087 | 5.3% | 1,168 | 21,921 |
| Hampden | 63.6% | 84,222 | 30.9% | 40,978 | 5.5% | 7,257 | 132,457 |
| Hampshire | 59.2% | 24,051 | 33.7% | 13,691 | 7.1% | 2,889 | 40,631 |
| Middlesex | 51.0% | 243,914 | 44.2% | 211,511 | 4.8% | 22,938 | 478,363 |
| Nantucket | 36.2% | 537 | 58.4% | 865 | 5.4% | 80 | 1,482 |
| Norfolk | 48.1% | 110,701 | 45.4% | 104,375 | 6.5% | 14,859 | 229,935 |
| Plymouth | 46.7% | 54,781 | 44.9% | 52,738 | 8.4% | 9,811 | 117,330 |
| Suffolk | 45.6% | 85,343 | 39.3% | 73,491 | 15.1% | 28,208 | 187,042 |
| Worcester | 56.5% | 119,820 | 40.2% | 85,254 | 3.4% | 7,152 | 212,226 |
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