Robert T. Stafford won with 50.0% of the vote (94,481 votes), ahead of Thomas P. Salmon with 45.3% (85,682 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 4.7 percentage points (8,799 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 4.7 points.
189,060 votes were counted in this race, for 3 candidates or options.
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