Orrin G. Hatch won with 68.8% of the vote (357,297 votes), ahead of Patrick A. Shea with 28.3% (146,938 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 40.5 percentage points (210,359 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 40.5 points.
Compared with the previous comparable race in the same area, the party margin moved 24.8 points toward Republicans.
519,304 votes were counted in this race, for 6 candidates or options.
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