1978 Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Massachusetts
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Edward J. KingDemocratic 442,174 51.07%
Michael S. DukakisDemocratic 365,417 42.20%
Barbara AckermaDemocratic 58,220 6.72%
All Others- 48 0.01%
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Demographic Data

1980 Population:5,737,093Enum.1980 Population Density:282.5persons/km2
1978 Population:0Est.1978 Population Density:0.0persons/km2
1970 Population:5,689,170Enum.1970 Population Density:280.2persons/km2
Land Area (2000):20,306km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.1%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Elections Division. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1978, Massachusetts Elections Division (http://www.archive.org/details/massachusettsele19781979mass) (accessed 02 Jan 2010)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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