1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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, winning every single county and all but 6 of the state's 351 municipalities. As of 2024, 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 voted for the Republican candidate for governor.

Candidates

 * Bill Weld, incumbent Governor

Candidates

 * Paul Cellucci, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Governor Bill Weld and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cellucci were unopposed for renomination.

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
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. Though no other Democrat was polling near Weld, Kennedy decided to forgo the race and remain in Congress.
 * Joseph P. Kennedy II, U.S. Representative (1987-1999)

Candidates

 * Bob Massie, activist
 * Marc Draisen, State Representative from Roslindale

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.

Other races

 * Republican Joe Malone was re-elected as Treasurer over Democrat Shannon O'Brien.
 * William F. Galvin was elected Secretary of the Commonwealth for the first time.