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1974 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Michael Dukakis won the 1974 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Michael Dukakis received 992,284 popular votes (53.5%). The main challenger was Francis Sargent (42.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Dukakis and Sargent

Dukakis +11.2 pts · won by 207,931 votes
Michael DukakisDemocraticWINNER53.5%
992,284 votes
Francis SargentRepublican42.29%
784,353 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.