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The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 1979 until January 6, 1983.[1] King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.[2]
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Primaries
The Democratic and Republican primaries for Governor of Massachusetts were held on September 19, 1978. Edward J. King won the Democratic nomination and Francis W. Hatch won the nomination for the Republicans.
Democratic Primaries
Edward J. King, an All-American football player at Boston College and the former executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority defeated incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis and former Mayor of Cambridge Barbara Ackermann in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
1978 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edward J. King 442,174 51.07% Democratic Michael S. Dukakis 365,417 42.20% Democratic Barbara Ackermann 58,220 6.72% Write-in All others 48 0.01% Republican Primaries
Massachusetts House minority leader Francis W. Hatch, Jr. defeated West Roxbury businessman Edward F. King in the Republican primary for Governor.
1978 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary [4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Francis W. Hatch, Jr. 141,070 55.96% Republican Edward F. King 110,932 44.01% Write-in All others 86 0.03% Former Secretary of Administration and Finance William I. Cowin defeated State Representative Peter McDowell for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor
1978 Massachusetts Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican William I. Cowin 128,914 59.90% Republican Peter McDowell 86,250 40.08% Write-in All others 41 0.02% General election
The general election for Governor of Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1978. Democratic candidate Edward King was elected governor and Thomas P. O'Neill III was elected Lt. Governor of Massachusetts.
Results
1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edward J. King
(Thomas P. O'Neill III)1,030,294 52.51% Republican Francis W. Hatch, Jr.
(William I. Cowin)926,072 47.19% Write-in All others 5,885 0.30% Majority 104,222 20.30% References
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- ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978. pp. 230. http://www.archive.org/stream/massachusettsele19781979mass#page/230/mode/2up.
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