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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
 | Michael S. Dukakis | Democratic |
1,219,109 |
59.46% |
 | John W. Sears | Republican |
749,679 |
36.57% |
 | Frank Rich | Independent |
63,068 |
3.08% |
 | Rebecca Shipman | Libertarian |
17,918 |
0.87% |
 | All Others | - |
480 |
0.02% |
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| Demographic Data
1990 Population: | 6,016,425 | Enum. | 1990 Population Density: | 296.3 | persons/km2 | 1982 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1982 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1980 Population: | 5,737,093 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 282.5 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.5 | % |
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| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Elections Division. Massachusetts Election Statistics 1982, Massachusetts Elections Division (http://www.archive.org/detail/massachusettsele1982mass) (accessed 02 Jan 2010)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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