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1990 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Weld won the 1990 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Bill Weld received 1,175,817 popular votes (50.19%). The main challenger was John Silber (46.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Weld and Silber

Weld +3.3 pts · won by 75,939 votes
Bill WeldRepublicanWINNER50.19%
1,175,817 votes
John SilberDemocratic46.94%
1,099,878 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.9% 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.