John Melcher won with 64.2% of the vote (206,232 votes), ahead of Stanley C. Burger with 35.8% (115,213 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 28.3 percentage points (91,019 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Democratic lead of 28.3 points.
321,445 votes were counted in this race, for 2 candidates or options.
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