1986Final results
1986 election for Massachusetts Governor
Governor · Massachusetts
Michael S. Dukakis (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating George Kariotis (R) by 37.6 points.
Michael S. DukakisDemocrat · winner
68.8%1,157,786
George KariotisRepublican
31.2%525,364
1,683,150 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET