1996 Senate elections · Alaska history
Alaska U.S. Senate election 1996
Ted Stevens REP +64.2 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 231,916
- Margin
- 64.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in AK
- R+17.5same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Stevens Won | REP | 177,893 | 76.71% | |
| Jed Whittaker | GRE | 29,037 | 12.52% | |
| Theresa Nangle Obermeyer | DEM | 23,977 | 10.34% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,009 | 0.44% | |
| Total | 231,916 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
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 1996 Alaska Senate race?
Ted Stevens (REP) won with 76.7% of the vote, ahead of Jed Whittaker (12.5%), a margin of 64.2 points.
Did the Alaska Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Alaska Senate race?
231,916 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.