| Candidate | Party | State total | Percent, total |
| Michela Alioto | Dem | 3,695,344 | 45.89% |
| Bill Jones | Rep-Inc | 3,785,069 | 47.00% |
| Carolyn Rae Short | AI | 100,265 | 1.25% |
| Gail K Lightfoot | Lib | 216,853 | 2.69% |
| Jane Ann Bialosky | NL | 103,631 | 1.29% |
| Israel Feuer | P&F | 78,837 | 0.98% |
| Valli Sharpe-Geisler | Rfm | 72,949 | 0.91% |
| Votes not Cast in Race | NA | 568,173 | 6.59% |
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