| ! Party ! Leader ! Total votes ! Percentage of ballots cast ! Seats won ! Gain/Loss |
| | Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet) (A) | Jens Otto Krag | 1,068,911 | 38.2 | 69 | -7 |
| | Liberal Party (Liberale Parti, also referred to as Venstre) (V) | Poul Hartling | 539,027 | 19.3 | 35 | -3 |
| | Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | Poul Srensen | 522,028 | 18.7 | 34 | -2 |
| | Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | Aksel Larsen | 304,437 | 10.9 | 20 | +10 |
| | Radical Left (Det Radikale Venstre, also called the Danish Social Liberal Party) (B) | Hilmar Baunsgaard | 203,858 | 7.3 | 13 | +3 |
| | Liberal Centre (Liberalt Centrum) | | 69,180 | 2.5 | 4 | New |
| | Party of Independents (De Uafhngige) | | 44,994 | 1.6 | 0 | -5 |
| | Denmark's Communist Party (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | | 21,553 | 0.8 | 0 | - |
| | Justice Party (Danmarks Retsforbund, also called the Single Tax Party) (E) | | 19,905 | 0.7 | 0 | - |
| colspan="2" | Voter turnout | colspan="5" | 88.6% |
| colspan="2" | Source | colspan="5" | Folketinget.dk |