Massachusetts — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorMassachusetts · GovernorMichael DukakisD+22.9
Candidates
Massachusetts 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Michael Dukakis✓Democratic1,219,10959.5%
- John W. SearsRepublican749,67936.6%
- Other candidatesOther81,4664.0%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+0.2Governor 1982D+22.9vs. baselineD+23.0
Massachusetts's 1982 governor race ran 23.0 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982MA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.