Gordon J. Humphrey won with 50.7% of the vote (133,745 votes), ahead of Thomas J. McIntyre with 48.5% (127,945 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 2.2 percentage points (5,800 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 2.2 points.
263,760 votes were counted in this race, for 3 candidates or options.
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