1994 Massachusetts elections

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1994 Massachusetts general election
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 1992November 8, 19941996 

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1994 United States elections

A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1994 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Contents

The election included:

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 20, 1994.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Republicans William Weld and Paul Cellucci were re-elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Mark Roosevelt and Bob Massie. Weld's 43% margin of victory is the largest in the history of Massachusetts Gubernatorial elections.

Attorney general

1994 Massachusetts Attorney General election
  1990
1998  
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Nominee Scott Harshbarger Janis Berry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,472,621616,509
Percentage70.5%29.5%

Attorney General before election

Scott Harshbarger
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Scott Harshbarger
Democratic

Democrat Scott Harshbarger was reelected Attorney General. He defeated Republican Janis M. Berry in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Attorney General Republican Primary, 1994 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janis M. Berry 138,875 71.09%
Republican Guy Carbone 56,28828.81%
Write-in 2150.00%

General election

Massachusetts Attorney General Election, 1994 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Scott Harshbarger (incumbent) 1,472,621 70.47%
Republican Janis M. Berry 616,50929.50%
Write-in 4860.02%

Secretary of the Commonwealth

1994 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth election
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  1990
1998  
  1983 William Francis Galvin Massachusetts House of Representatives (1).png 1991 Arthur Chase senator Massachusetts (cropped).jpg
Nominee William F. Galvin Arthur E. Chase
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,077,506813,068
Percentage54.7%41.3%

Treasurer and Receiver-General before election

Michael J. Connolly
Democratic

Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General

William F. Galvin
Democratic

Incumbent Secretary of the Commonwealth Michael J. Connolly did not for reelection. Democrat William F. Galvin defeated former State Representative Augusto Grace in the Democratic primary and Republican State Senator Arthur E. Chase and Libertarian Peter C. Everett in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Democratic Primary, 1994 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William F. Galvin 262,018 63.72%
Democratic Augusto Grace 148,78536.18%
Write-in 4180.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Republican Primary, 1994 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur E. Chase 97,079 50.13%
Republican Peter Forman 96,36249.76%
Write-in 1860.00%

General election

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Election, 1994 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William F. Galvin 1,077,506 54.73%
Republican Arthur E. Chase 813,06841.30%
Libertarian Peter C. Everett77,5843.94%
Write-in5670.03%

Treasurer and Receiver-General

1994 Massachusetts Treasurer election
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  1990
1998  
  Joe Malone file photo (cropped).jpg 1987 Shannon O'Brien Hampshire district.jpg
Nominee Joe Malone Shannon O'Brien
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,319,916669,567
Percentage63.0%32.0%

Treasurer and Receiver-General before election

Joe Malone
Republican

Elected Treasurer and Receiver-General

Joe Malone
Republican

Republican Joe Malone was re-elected Treasurer and Receiver-General. He defeated Democrat State Representative Shannon O'Brien, Independent Tom Tierney and Libertarian Sue Poulin.

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General Election, 1994 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joe Malone (incumbent) 1,319,916 63.02%
Democratic Shannon O'Brien 669,56731.97%
Independent Tom Tierney60,0002.87%
Libertarian Sue Poulin44,7022.13%
Write-in2400.01%

Auditor

1994 Massachusetts Auditor election
  1990
1998  
  1983 A Joseph DeNucci Massachusetts House of Representatives.png 1983 Forrester Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nominee A. Joseph DeNucci Forrester Clark
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,432,301801,116
Percentage72.0%25.3%

Auditor before election

A. Joseph DeNucci
Democratic

Elected Auditor

A. Joseph DeNucci
Democratic

Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Republican Forrester Clark and Libertarian candidate Geoff M. Weil.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts Auditor Republican Primary, 1994 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Clark 121,419 70.24%
Republican Earle Stroll51,44929.76%
Write-in 4970.00%

General election

Massachusetts Auditor General Election, 1994 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic A. Joseph DeNucci (incumbent) 1,432,301 72.03%
Republican Tim Clark 503,06425.30%
Libertarian Geoff M. Weil52,6982.65%
Write-in 4210.02%

United States Senator

Democratic incumbent Ted Kennedy was re-elected over Republican Mitt Romney, Libertarian Mary Fridley, and LaRouche Was Right candidate William A. Ferguson, Jr. It was the closest re-election race of Senator Kennedy's career.

Ballot questions

Question 1

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition - This initiative sought to limit the way in which business and certain nonprofit corporations could contribute to and spend money on campaigns involving an initiative, referendum or other question submitted to the voters at a state or local election. The initiative would require ballot committees organized to support or oppose any question to the voters to disclose promptly certain contributions made late in the campaign; would establish procedures that business and certain nonprofit corporations would have to follow in order to spend money on ballot question campaigns; and would establish voluntary spending limits for ballot committees. [6]

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition [6]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes822,06540.14%
No1,225,72559.86%

Question 2

Referendum on an Existing Law - This referendum sought to require drivers and passengers in certain motor vehicles on public ways to wear properly adjusted and fastened safety belts. [7]

Referendum on an Existing Law [7]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes1,240,27159.48%
No844,75540.52%

Question 3

Referendum on an Existing Law - This referendum sought to eliminate one of the two ways in which students may authorize fees to be assessed on tuition bills at state-operated colleges and universities to support nonpartisan student organizations that attempt to influence state legislation. [7]

Referendum on an Existing Law [8]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes964,87148.84%
No1,011,47451.16%

Question 4

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition - This initiative sought to prevent the name of a person from being printed on a state primary ballot as a candidate for one of a number of specified state and federal offices, if the person has already served a certain number of consecutive terms in that office within a fixed period preceding the end of the then-current term of office. If such a person were still elected by write-in vote to one of the state offices (except for the office of Governor), the person would serve without a salary, and in some of the state offices, without payment for certain expenses. [9]

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition [9]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes1,047,92751.56%
No984,57148.44%

Question 5

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition - This initiative sought to would allow retail stores to open at any time on Sundays and on the legal holidays of Memorial Day, July Fourth, and Labor Day. It would not affect the current restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays and these holidays. Stores governed by the proposal would be required to pay most employees at least one-half times their regular rate. [10]

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition [10]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes1,100,99452.65%
No990,05747.35%

Question 6

Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Initiative Petition - This initiative sought to amend the state constitution so as to require Massachusetts income tax rates to be graduated, in order to distribute the burden of the tax fairly and equitably. The proposed amendment would require the rates for taxpayers in higher income brackets to be higher than the rates for taxpayers in lower income brackets. The proposed amendment would also allow the state Legislature to grant reasonable exemptions and abatements and establish the number and range of tax brackets. The proposed amendment would eliminate from the Massachusetts Constitution the present requirement that income taxes must be levied at a uniform rate throughout the state upon incomes derived from the same class of property. [11]

Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Initiative Petition [11]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes630,69430.42%
No1,442,40469.58%

Question 7

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition - This initiative sought to change the state personal income tax laws if a proposed amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution requiring income tax rates to be graduated is approved at the 1994 state election. [12]

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition [12]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes599,91729.10%
No1,461,95070.90%

Question 8

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition - This initiative sought to increase the portion of the gasoline tax revenue that would be credited to the state Highway Fund; prohibit the transfer of money from the Highway Fund to other state funds for other purposes; declare that citizens have a right to a safe and efficient public highway, road and bridge system and require the state to develop a comprehensive seven-year state transportation plan; and make certain other changes in state finance laws relating to the Highway Fund. [13]

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition [13]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes1,500,23874.01%
No526,80925.99%

Question 9

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition - This initiative sought to prohibit rent control for most privately owned housing unites in Massachusetts, and would nullify certain existing rent control laws, except that cities and towns would be authorized to adopt a restricted form of rent control for a six-month period, after which compliance by property owners would be voluntary. [14]

Law Proposed by Initiative Petition [14]
CandidateVotes %±
Yes1,034,59951.34%
No980,73648.66%

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