Michael Stanley Dukakis is an American retired lawyer and politician who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history,after Spiro Agnew. He was nominated by the Democratic Party for president in the 1988 election,losing to the Republican nominee,Vice President George H. W. Bush.
Francis Williams Sargent was an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Massachusetts from 1969 to 1975. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 63rd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1967 to 1971. In 1969,he became acting governor when John A. Volpe resigned to become Secretary of Transportation under the Nixon Administration. In 1970,he was elected governor in his own right,defeating the Democratic Party's nominee Kevin White. He lost reelection in 1974 to Democrat Michael Dukakis,who would go on to be the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 1988.
Paul Andrew Dever was an American Democratic politician from Boston,Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts and was its youngest-ever Attorney General. Among his notable accomplishments was the construction of Boston’s circumferential highway Route 128,then called "Dever’s Folley," which was later expanded to Interstate 95,one of the most used national highways.
The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis,his party's nominee for president in 1988,opted to not seek a fourth term. Republican Bill Weld won the open seat,beating Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts elected since 1970.
Donald Rathbun Dwight is an American newspaper executive and politician who served as the 64th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1971 to 1975.
The United States Senate election of 1972 in Massachusetts was held on November 7,1972. Incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke defeated Democratic nominee John Droney in a landslide. As of 2022,this remains the last time that a Republican has Massachusetts’s Class 2 Senate seat and the last time a Republican has been elected to either Senate seat for a full term. This was also the last time until 2010 that a Republican would win any U.S. Senate election in the state.
The 1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7,1972,as part of the 1972 United States presidential election,which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 14 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
The 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5,1974. Michael Dukakis was elected to a four-year term,from January 2,1975 until January 4,1979. He defeated incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Francis W. Sargent in the general election.
The 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1970. Acting Governor Francis W. Sargent was elected to a four-year term. He defeated incumbent Boston Mayor Kevin H. White in the general election.
The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Massachusetts,concurrently with the election of Massachusetts' Class II U.S. Senate seat,and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Gordon M. Nelson was an American political activist who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1976 to 1980.
William A. Barnstead was an American businessman and politician who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1974 to 1975.
The 1974 Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,1974,throughout Massachusetts. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 10,1974.
William Irvin Cowin was an American jurist,politician,and state cabinet secretary who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Consumer Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance from 1972 to 1974. He was a candidate for State Attorney General in 1974 and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1978.
Carroll P. Sheehan (1925-2016) was an American real estate executive and political figure who was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1974.
John J. Buckley III was an American politician who served as Sheriff of Middlesex County Massachusetts from 1970 to 1980.
Martin A. Linsky is a professor at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and a co-founder with Ronald A. Heifetz of Cambridge Leadership Associates. He served as Chief Secretary/Counselor to Massachusetts Governor William Weld from 1992 to 1995 and has published extensively on leadership,management,politics,and education.
The 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,1926.
