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Despite yesterday's rain, a heavy voter turnout estimated to be between 70 and 80 per cent helped Dukakis roll up a surprisingly large margin over Sargent returning the governorship to the democrats for the first time in a decade...
...Governor Sargent, in his concession speech, attributed his defeat to "the price of hamburg," and "a national tide which was running against virtually every Republican...
...Sargent became governor six years ago when John A. Volpe resigned the job to join the Nixon cabinet, leaving the office to Sargent, then his lieutenant governor. Sargent, who is 59 years old, defeated former state representative Dukakis four years ago when he ran for lieutenant governor on a ticket with Boston Mayor Kevin H. White...
Governor Francis W. Sargent lost gracefully last night, exhibiting no signs of bitterness in the short concession speech which marked the end of six years on Capitol Hill...
...anxious to help the next governor, Michael Dukakis," Sargent said, "because I love the people of this great Commonwealth...