2016 Senate elections · Alaska history
Alaska U.S. Senate election 2016
Lisa Murkowski REP +15.2 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 311,441
- Margin
- 15.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in AK
- R+14.7same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Murkowski Won | REP | 138,149 | 44.36% | |
| Joe Miller | LIB | 90,825 | 29.16% | |
| Margaret Stock | UN | 41,194 | 13.23% | |
| Ray Metcalfe | DEM | 36,200 | 11.62% | |
| Breck A. Craig | UN | 2,609 | 0.84% | |
| Ted Gianoutsos | UN | 1,758 | 0.56% | |
| Write-in | — | 706 | 0.23% | |
| Total | 311,441 | |||
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 2016 Alaska Senate race?
Lisa Murkowski (REP) won with 44.4% of the vote, ahead of Joe Miller (29.2%), a margin of 15.2 points.
Did the Alaska Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Alaska Senate race?
311,441 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.