Original sentence: He defeated Massachusetts State Treasurer Shannon O'Brien (D), Doctor Jill Stein (J), Carla Howell (L) and Barbara Johnson (I).Republican businessman Mitt Romney was elected Governor of Massachusetts
Edited sentence: Ambassador to Canada.In 1999 he listed himself as a part-time Massachusetts resident.In 2002, Republican Lieutenant Governor Jane Swift was expected to campaign for the governor's office.Jill Stein (J), Carla Howell (L), and Barbara Johnson (I).Many Republicans viewed her as a liability and considered her unable to win a general election against a Democrat.Massachusetts Democratic Party officials claimed that Romney was ineligible to run for governor, citing residency issues.One poll taken at this time showed that Republicans favored Romney over Swift by more than 50 percentage points.Other candidates included Dr.Prominent GOP activists campaigned to persuade Romney to run for governor.Romney claimed residency in Utah from 1999 to 2002, during his time as president of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee.Romney contributed $6.3 million to his own campaign during the election, a state record at the time.Romney was elected Governor in November 2002 with 50 percent of the vote over O'Brien, who received 45 percent of the vote.Shannon O'Brien won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2002, defeating Senate President Thomas Birmingham, former Democratic National Committee and AIPAC chair Steven Grossman, former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and former nominee for lieutenant governor Warren Tolman.Supporters of Romney hailed his business record, especially his success with the 2002 Olympics, as that of one who would be able to bring a new era of efficiency into Massachusetts politics.Swift decided not to seek her party's nomination.Swift had served as acting governor after Republican Governor Paul Cellucci resigned upon being appointed U.Swift was viewed as an unpopular executive, and her administration was plagued by political missteps and personal scandals.The Massachusetts Constitution requires seven consecutive years of residency prior to a run for office.The Massachusetts Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission, which eventually ruled that Romney was eligible to run for office.The ruling was not challenged in court