Election Name: | 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska |
Country: | Alaska |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 United States Senate election in Alaska |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 2004 United States Senate election in Alaska |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
Image1: | Frank Murkowski, 105th Congress photo.jpg |
Nominee1: | Frank Murkowski |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 165,227 |
Percentage1: | 74.49% |
Nominee2: | Joseph Sonneman |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 43,743 |
Percentage2: | 19.72% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Frank Murkowski |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Frank Murkowski |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Frank Murkowski sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Murkowski easily won re-election against Democratic nominee Joseph Sonneman, a perennial candidate, earning nearly 75% of the vote.
This is the last time any one won this seat with a majority of the vote in the first round. As of 2023, this is the last time a male or a man was elected to the United States Senate from Alaska for the Class 3 Senate seat.