Others appearing on the Democratic ballot will be former Irvine, Calif. Mayor Larry Agran, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, nostalgia candidate Eugene J. McCarthy and Lyndon H. Larouche Jr, who is currently serving time in prison for fraud.

Nader has campaigned aggressively in Massachusetts, the only state besides New Hampshire in which he is onthe ballot.

The Republican primary may be slightly moreexciting than that of 1988, with Massachusettsjoining all of New England in the recession.

The Massachusetts GOP primary is far lesssignificant than the Democratic primary on anational scale, with less than 20 percent of thestate's voters enrolled as Rebpulicans.

In contrast, over 40 percent of voters areunenrolled and can vote in either party's primary.Some have speculated that these voters, who mightvote Democratic if Tsongas were less assured of avictory, will vote for Republican challengerPatrick J. Buchanan in an effort to hurt Bush.

More than 250 Buchanan supporters rallied onthe steps of the statehouse Saturday afternoon.

Still, Bush's support runs high among thestate's Republicans with Gov. William F. Weld '66stumping on the president's behalf.

Former Louisiana State Rep. David Duke a formerKu Klux Klan leader, will also appear on theRepublican ballot. The American Civil LibertiesUnion had threatened to sue if his name was notincluded on it.

Duke campaigned in the state over the weekend,addressing small crowds