2008 Senate elections · Alaska history
Alaska U.S. Senate election 2008
Mark Begich DEM +1.2 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 317,723
- Margin
- 1.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in AK
- R+21.5same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Begich Won | DEM | 151,767 | 47.77% | |
| Ted Stevens | REP | 147,814 | 46.52% | |
| Robert Bird | AKI | 13,197 | 4.15% | |
| Fredrick David Haase | LIB | 2,483 | 0.78% | |
| Ted Gianoutsos | NPA | 1,385 | 0.44% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,077 | 0.34% | |
| Total | 317,723 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2008 Alaska Senate race?
Mark Begich (DEM) won with 47.8% of the vote, ahead of Ted Stevens (46.5%), a margin of 1.2 points.
Did the Alaska Senate seat change party in 2008?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Alaska Senate race?
317,723 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.