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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Edward J. King | Democratic |
1,030,294 |
52.51% |
| Francis W. Hatch | Republican |
926,072 |
47.19% |
| All Others | - |
5,885 |
0.30% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 5,737,093 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 282.5 | persons/km2 | 1978 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1978 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 5,689,170 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 280.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.1 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Election Statistics, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1978, Secretary of the Commonwealth (www.archive.org/details/massachusettsele19781979mass) (accessed 05 Feb 2010)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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