2002 United States Senate election in Alaska explained

Election Name:2002 United States Senate election in Alaska
Country:Alaska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States Senate election in Alaska
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2008 United States Senate election in Alaska
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Image1:Ted Stevens (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ted Stevens
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:179,438
Percentage1:78.17%
Nominee2:Frank Vondersaar
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:24,133
Percentage2:10.51%
Image3:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Jim Sykes
Party3:Green Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:16,608
Percentage3:7.24%
Map Size:325px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Ted Stevens
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ted Stevens
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2002 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Ted Stevens ran for and won a seventh term (a sixth full term) in the United States Senate. He faced perennial candidate Frank Vondersaar, the Democratic nominee, journalist Jim Sykes, the Green Party nominee, and several other independent candidates in his bid for re-election. Ultimately, Stevens crushed his opponents to win what would be his last term in the Senate, allowing him to win the highest percentage of the vote in any of his elections. This would be the last Senate election in the state until 2020 when the winning candidate received a majority of the vote.

On the same night, Frank Murkowski was elected as Governor of Alaska. He would resign from Alaska's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat and then appoint his daughter, Lisa Murkowski, to fill the vacancy on December 20.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Alaskan Independence Party primary

Candidates

Results

Green Party primary

Candidates

Libertarian Party primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senate Races. https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm. November 18, 2002. www.centerforpolitics.org. en-US. November 4, 2002. June 25, 2021. dead. mdy-all.