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1982 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Michael Dukakis won the 1982 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Michael Dukakis received 1,219,109 popular votes (59.48%). The main challenger was John W. Sears (36.57%).

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

Dukakis +22.9 pts · won by 469,430 votes
Michael DukakisDemocraticWINNER59.48%
1,219,109 votes
John W. SearsRepublican36.57%
749,679 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.0% 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.