| District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 01 | Richard Shoup* (R) | 88,373 | 53.7% | Arnold Olsen (D) | 76,073 | 46.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 164,446 |
| District 02 | John Melcher* (D) | 114,524 | 76.1% | Dick Forester (R) | 36,063 | 23.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,587 |
| Total R vote: 124,436 (39.5%) Total D vote: 190,597 (60.5%) | |||||||||
| Office | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | Bob Woodahl* (R) | 172,945 | 54.7% | John Sheehy (D) | 143,434 | 45.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 316,379 |
| Auditor | Sonny Omholt* (R) | 255,287 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 255,287 | |||
| Lt. Governor | Bill Christiansen (D) | 174,656 | 57.1% | Sonny Hanson (R) | 131,403 | 42.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 306,059 |
| Secretary of State | Frank Murray* (D) | 193,104 | 65.0% | David Lewis (R) | 104,096 | 35.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 297,200 |
| Public Instruction | Dolores Colburg* (D) | 189,672 | 61.9% | Jerry Agen (R) | 116,637 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 306,309 |
| Treasurer | Hollis Connors (R) | 155,354 | 52.6% | John McLaughlin (D) | 140,135 | 47.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 295,489 |