Divinity School Lecturer Gets Nod In Lt. Gov. Primary

Harvard Divinity School lecturer Robert K. Massie Jr. won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor last night, upsetting state Rep. Marc Draisen of Boston 52 to 48 percent.

With 80 percent of all precincts reporting last night, Massie led Draisen by more than 12,000 votes. Massie will join Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mark Roosevelt '78 to face Republican Gov. William F. Weld '66 and Lt. Gov. A. Paul Cellucci in November.

Massie, the Luce Fellow in Religion and Public Policy, has been on leave this term to seek the office. He was not favored to beat Draisen, the more experienced politician, but made substantial gains in the closing days of the campaign.

A 38-year-old former Episcopal minister, Massie has made health care a major issue in his campaign. He has said his own history, as a hemophiliac who acquired the virus which causes AIDS from a contaminated blood transfusion, has made him more sensitive to health issues.

This story includes material from The Associated Press.