John H. Chafee won with 57.7% of the vote (230,329 votes), ahead of Richard P. Lorber with 42.0% (167,665 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 15.7 percentage points (62,664 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 15.7 points.
398,906 votes were counted in this race, for 3 candidates or options.
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