The 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Michael Dukakis was elected to a second non-consecutive term. He beat RepublicanJohn W. Sears in the General election, after defeating Incumbent Governor Edward J. King in the Democratic primary.
Former Governor Michael Dukakis challenged incumbent Governor Edward J. King in a rematch of the 1978 Democratic primary. This time, Dukakis was victorious 53–47%.
Incumbent Lt. Governor Thomas P. O'Neill III did not run for re-election. Former Navy Lieutenant and anti-war activist John Kerry won a five way contest for the Democratic nomination.
Lombardi was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election
Results
Michael Dukakis won the election with 57.9% of the vote, winning every county in the state - 13 with a majority, and 1 county (Barnstable) with a plurality.
1982, massachusetts, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1982, michael, dukakis, elected, second, consecutive, term, beat, republican, john, sears, general, election, after, defeating, incumbent, governor, edward, king, democratic, primary, 1978, november. The 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2 1982 Michael Dukakis was elected to a second non consecutive term He beat Republican John W Sears in the General election after defeating Incumbent Governor Edward J King in the Democratic primary 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1978 November 2 1982 1986 Turnout82 51 3 54 1 Nominee Michael Dukakis John W SearsParty Democratic RepublicanRunning mate John Kerry Leon LombardiPopular vote 1 219 109 749 679Percentage 59 48 36 57 Municipal resultsGovernor before electionEdward J KingDemocratic Elected Governor Michael DukakisDemocraticThis election notably saw the Dukakis Kerry ticket for Governor and Lt Governor a gubernatorial ticket made up of the future 1988 and 2004 Democratic nominees for President of the United States who both lost to a Bush family member George H W and George W respectively Republican candidate Andrew Card also went on to serve in key roles in both Bush administrations as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Transportation Secretary and White House Chief of Staff Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Governor 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 1 1 Withdrew 1 1 2 Campaign 1 1 3 Results 1 2 Lt Governor 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 2 Campaign 1 2 3 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Governor 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 2 Results 2 2 Lt Governor 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 3 2 Results by county 4 See also 5 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditGovernor Edit Candidates Edit Michael Dukakis former Governor Edward J King incumbent GovernorWithdrew Edit Thomas P O Neill III incumbent Lieutenant GovernorCampaign Edit Former Governor Michael Dukakis challenged incumbent Governor Edward J King in a rematch of the 1978 Democratic primary This time Dukakis was victorious 53 47 Results Edit 1982 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael Dukakis 631 911 53 49 11 29Democratic Edward J King incumbent 549 335 46 50 4 57Total votes 1 181 246 100 00 Lt Governor Edit Candidates Edit John Kerry veteran and anti war activist Evelyn Murphy Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere and former State Secretary of Economic Affairs Lou Nickinello State Representative from Natick Lois Pines former State Representative from Newton Samuel Rotondi State Senator from WinchesterCampaign Edit Incumbent Lt Governor Thomas P O Neill III did not run for re election Former Navy Lieutenant and anti war activist John Kerry won a five way contest for the Democratic nomination Results Edit Primary results by municipality 1982 Massachusetts Democratic Lt gubernatorial primary Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Kerry 325 890 29 00 Democratic Evelyn Murphy 286 378 25 48 Democratic Samuel Rotondi 228 086 20 29 Democratic Lou Nickinello 150 829 13 42 Democratic Lois Pines 132 734 11 81 Total votes 1 123 917 100 00 Republican primary EditGovernor Edit Candidates Edit Andrew Card State Representative from Holbrook John Lakian businessman John Winthrop Sears former Suffolk County Sheriff and Boston City CouncilmanResults Edit Republican primary results by municipality 1982 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary Party Candidate Votes Republican John W Sears 90 617 50 71 Republican John Lakian 46 675 26 12 Republican Andrew Card 40 899 22 95 Total votes 178 191 100 00 Lt Governor Edit Candidates Edit Leon Lombardi State Representative from EastonResults Edit Lombardi was unopposed for the Republican nomination General election EditResults Edit Michael Dukakis won the election with 57 9 of the vote winning every county in the state 13 with a majority and 1 county Barnstable with a plurality 1982 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Michael Dukakis John Kerry 1 219 109 59 48 6 97Republican John W Sears Leon Lombardi 749 679 36 57 10 62Independent Frank Rich John Davies 63 068 3 08 N ALibertarian Rebecca Shipman Norman MacConnell Jr 17 918 0 87 N AMajority 469 430 22 91 Results by county Edit 1982 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts by county 2 County Dukakis D Dukakis D Sears R Sears R Others Others Total Barnstable 48 7 33 942 46 4 32 379 4 9 3 444 69 765Berkshire 61 8 32 453 31 6 16 585 6 6 3 451 52 489Bristol 60 1 96 602 32 8 52 658 7 1 11 490 160 750Dukes 61 8 2 698 33 3 1 453 4 9 214 4 365Essex 57 3 143 900 36 5 91 633 6 2 15 519 251 052Franklin 55 2 13 765 39 8 9 937 5 0 1 242 24 944Hampden 54 0 77 183 35 2 50 391 10 8 15 399 142 973Hampshire 60 3 29 355 33 6 16 332 6 1 2 988 48 675Middlesex 60 2 319 453 34 4 182 483 5 4 28 798 530 734Nantucket 53 7 1 252 41 6 970 4 8 111 2 333Norfolk 56 2 143 940 37 7 96 519 6 1 15 679 256 138Plymouth 51 3 73 570 42 0 60 250 6 7 9 605 143 425Suffolk 63 4 117 525 28 5 52 884 8 0 14 859 185 268Worcester 57 8 133 171 37 0 85 205 5 3 12 192 230 568See also Edit1981 1982 Massachusetts legislatureReferences Edit Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1982 https electionstats state ma us elections 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