Malcolm Wallop won with 54.6% of the vote (84,810 votes), ahead of Gale McGee with 45.4% (70,558 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 9.2 percentage points (14,252 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 9.2 points.
155,368 votes were counted in this race, for 2 candidates or options.
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