1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Governor Candidates • Bill Weld, incumbent governor Lieutenant governor Candidates • Paul Cellucci, incumbent lieutenant governor Incumbent governor Bill Weld and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cellucci were unopposed for renomination. ==Democratic primary==

Governor Candidates • George A. Bachrach, former state senator from Watertown • Michael J. Barrett, state senator from Cambridge • Mark Roosevelt, state representative from the Back Bay and member of the Roosevelt family In 1987, 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. Declined • Joseph P. Kennedy II, U.S. representative (1987–1999) In 1993, a Boston Globe poll showed Kennedy within one percentage point of popular incumbent William Weld in a hypothetical gubernatorial match-up, prompting prominent state Democrats to try and recruit him for the race.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/2/22/kennedy-wont-run-pcambridge-democratic-leaders/|title=Kennedy Won't Run |work= The Harvard Crimson| publisher= | first= Wendy M. Results {{Election box begin no change Lieutenant governor Candidates • Bob Massie, activist • Marc Draisen, state representative from Roslindale Results {{Election box begin no change ==General election==

Debates Polling Results Governor Weld defeated Democrat Mark Roosevelt by a 71%–28% margin, the largest gubernatorial margin of victory in modern 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. {{Election box begin Results by county Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican • Berkshire • Bristol • Dukes • Hampden • Suffolk ==See also==