Claiborne Pell won with 75.1% of the vote (229,557 votes), ahead of James G. Reyonlds with 24.9% (76,061 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 50.2 percentage points (153,496 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Democratic lead of 50.2 points.
Compared with the previous comparable race in the same area, the party margin moved 65.9 points toward Democrats. The winning party changed.
305,618 votes were counted in this race, for 2 candidates or options.
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