List of United States Senate elections in Alaska explained

United States Senate elections in Alaska occur when voters in the U.S. state of Alaska select an individual to represent the state in the United States Senate in either of the state's two seats allotted by the Constitution. Regularly scheduled general elections occur on Election Day, coinciding with various other federal, statewide, and local races.

Each state is allotted two U.S. Senators elected to staggered six-year terms, which were originally selected by the state legislature. The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon Alaska's admission to the Union in 1959, the state was assigned a Class 2 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1958. Since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, U.S. Senators are elected directly by the voters of each state. Special elections may be held to fill mid-term vacancies to elect an individual to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

The list below contains results from all U.S. Senate elections held in Alaska, sorted by year. The next scheduled election for the Class 2 seat is in 2026, while the Class 3 seat will hold its next election in 2028.

List of recent elections

Class 2

YearWinnerRunner-upOthersRef
CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%
1958align=left Bob Bartlettstyle=background: align=left Democratic40,939align=left R. E. Robertsonstyle=background: align=left Republican7,299599align=center [1]
1960align=left Bob Bartlettstyle=background: align=left Democratic38,041align=left Lee McKinleystyle=background: align=left Republican21,937align=center [2]
1966align=left Bob Bartlettstyle=background: align=left Democratic49,289align=left Lee McKinleystyle=background: align=left Republican15,961align=center [3]
1970 (sp)align=left Ted Stevensstyle=background: align=left Republican47,908align=left Wendell P. Kaystyle=background: align=left Democratic32,456align=center [4]
1972align=left Ted Stevensstyle=background: align=left Republican74,216align=left Gene Guessstyle=background: align=left Democratic21,791align=center [5]
1978align=left Ted Stevensstyle=background: align=left Republican92,783align=left Donald Hobbsstyle=background: align=left Democratic29,574384align=center [6]
1984align=left Ted Stevensstyle=background: align=left Republican146,91971.17%align=left John Havelockstyle=background: align=left Democratic58,80428.49%7150.35%align=center [7]
1990align=left Ted Stevensstyle=background: align=left Republican125,80666.23%align=left Michael Beasleystyle=background: align=left Democratic61,15232.19%2,9991.58%align=center [8]
1996Ted StevensRepublican177,89376.70%align=left Jed Whittakerstyle=background: align=left Green29,03712.52%1,0090.44%[9]
align=left Theresa Obermeyerstyle=background: align=left Democratic23,97710.34%
2002Ted StevensRepublican179,43878.17%align=left Frank Vondersaarstyle=background: align=left Democratic24,13310.51%9,3694.08%[10]
align=left Jim Sykesstyle=background: align=left Green16,6087.24%
2008align=left Mark Begichstyle=background: align=left Democratic151,76747.77%align=left Ted Stevensstyle=background: align=left Republican147,81446.52%18,1425.71%align=center [11]
2014align=left Dan Sullivanstyle=background: align=left Republican135,44547.96%align=left Mark Begichstyle=background: align=left Democratic129,43145.83%17,5246.21%align=center [12]
2020align=left Dan Sullivanstyle=background: align=left Republican191,11253.90%align=left Al Grossstyle=background: align=left Independent146,06841.19%17,4074.91%align=center [13]
Borough and census area results of Class 2 elections since 2008

Class 3

YearWinnerRunner(s)-upOthersRef
CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%
1958align=left Ernest Grueningstyle=background: align=left Democratic26,045align=left Mike Stepovichstyle=background: align=left Republican23,464align=center
1962align=left Ernest Grueningstyle=background: align=left Democratic33,827align=left Ted Stevensstyle=background: align=left Republican24,354align=center [14]
1968Mike GravelDemocratic36,527align=left Elmer E. Rasmusonstyle=background: align=left Republican30,286[15]
align=left Ernest Grueningstyle=background: align=left Write-in14,118
1974align=left Mike Gravelstyle=background: align=left Democratic54,361align=left C. R. Lewisstyle=background: align=left Republican38,914align=center [16]
1980align=left Frank Murkowskistyle=background: align=left Republican84,159align=left Clark Grueningstyle=background: align=left Democratic72,007596align=center [17]
1986align=left Frank Murkowskistyle=background: align=left Republican97,67454.02%align=left Glenn Oldsstyle=background: align=left Democratic79,72744.10%3,4001.88%align=center [18]
1992Frank MurkowskiRepublican127,16353.05%align=left Tony Smithstyle=background: align=left Democratic92,06538.41%4670.19%[19]
align=left Mary Jordanstyle=background: align=left Green20,0198.35%
1998align=left Frank Murkowskistyle=background: align=left Republican165,22774.49%align=left Joseph Sonnemanstyle=background: align=left Democratic43,74319.72%12,8375.79%align=center [20]
2004align=left Lisa Murkowskistyle=background: align=left Republican149,77348.58%align=left Tony Knowlesstyle=background: align=left Democratic140,42445.55%18,1185.88%align=center [21]
2010Lisa MurkowskiWrite-in92,93136.08%align=left Joe Millerstyle=background: align=left Republican90,83935.27%13,7235.33%[22]
align=left Scott McAdamsstyle=background: align=left Democratic60,04523.32%
2016Lisa MurkowskiRepublican138,14944.36%align=left Joe Millerstyle=background: align=left Libertarian90,82529.16%5,0731.63%[23]
align=left Margaret Stockstyle=background: align=left Independent41,19413.23%
align=left Ray Metcalfestyle=background: align=left Democratic36,20011.62%
2022align=left Lisa Murkowskistyle=background: align=left Republican136,33053.70%align=left Kelly Tshibakastyle=background: align=left Republican117,53446.30%align=center [24]
Borough and census area results of Class 3 elections since 2004

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958 . .
  2. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 . .
  3. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 . .
  4. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 . .
  5. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 . .
  6. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 . .
  7. Web site: Federal Elections 1984 . .
  8. Web site: Federal Elections 1990 . .
  9. Web site: Federal Elections 1996 . .
  10. Web site: Federal Elections 2002 . .
  11. Web site: Federal Elections 2008 . .
  12. Web site: Federal Elections 2014 . .
  13. Web site: Federal Elections 2020 . .
  14. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962 . .
  15. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 . .
  16. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 . .
  17. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1980 . .
  18. Web site: Federal Elections 1986 . .
  19. Web site: Federal Elections 1992 . .
  20. Web site: Federal Elections 1998 . .
  21. Web site: Federal Elections 2004 . .
  22. Web site: Federal Elections 2010 . .
  23. Web site: Federal Elections 2016 . .
  24. Web site: State of Alaska 2022 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report . Alaska Division of Elections . November 30, 2022 . January 8, 2023 .

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