Jerry E. Patterson
Electoral history

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
-
Republican
Jerry Patterson
2,331,700
53.2
-
Democratic
David Bernsen
1,819,365
41.5
-
Libertarian
Barbara Hernandez
180,870
4.1
-
Green
Michael McInerney
54,130
1.2

Question: Who were the top two candidates, and what percentage of the vote did each of the two receive?
Answer: Patterson defeated David Bernsen with 53.2% of the vote to 41.5%.