Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982

1978 ←

November 2, 1982

→ 1986



Nominee	Michael Dukakis	John W. Sears
Party	Democratic	Republican
Running mate	John Kerry	Leon Lombardi
Popular vote	1,219,109	749,679
Percentage	59.48%	36.57%

Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by John W. Sears, blue indicates towns carried by Michael Dukakis.

Governor before election

Edward J. King
Democratic

Elected Governor

Michael Dukakis
Democratic

Edward J. King
Democratic

Michael Dukakis
Democratic

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.

Former Governor Michael Dukakis challenged incumbent Governor Edward J. King in a rematch of the 1978 Democratic primary. This time Dukakis was victorious, defeating King 53–47%.

Former Suffolk County sheriff and Boston city councilman John Winthrop Sears defeated businessman John Lakian and State Representative Andrew Card for the Republican nomination.

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. State Representative Leon Lombardi was the Republican nominee.

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