1980 Senate elections · Alaska history
Alaska U.S. Senate election 1980
Frank Murkowski REP +7.8 gain · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 156,762
- Margin
- 7.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in AK
- R+27.9same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Murkowski Won | REP | 84,159 | 53.69% | |
| Clark S. Gruening | DEM | 72,007 | 45.93% | |
| Write-in | — | 596 | 0.38% | |
| Total | 156,762 | |||
Official source: data
Other Alaska Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Lisa Murkowski | 7.4 |
| 2020 | Class II | Dan Sullivan | 12.7 |
| 2016 | Class III | Lisa Murkowski | 15.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | Dan Sullivan | 2.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Lisa Murkowski | 4.0 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mark Begich | 1.2 |
| 2004 | Class III | Lisa Murkowski | 3.0 |
| 2002 | Class II | Ted Stevens | 67.7 |
| 1998 | Class III | Frank Murkowski | 54.8 |
| 1996 | Class II | Ted Stevens | 64.2 |
| 1992 | Class III | Frank Murkowski | 14.6 |
| 1990 | Class II | Ted Stevens | 34.0 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Alaska Senate race?
Frank Murkowski (REP) won with 53.7% of the vote, ahead of Clark S. Gruening (45.9%), a margin of 7.8 points.
Did the Alaska Senate seat change party in 1980?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Alaska Senate race?
156,762 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.