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Alaska U.S. Senate election history

Every Alaska U.S. Senate election from 1978 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Current senators

Wins by party

  • Republican 15
  • Democratic 1
D+70R+70D+35R+351978: R+51.519781980: R+7.819801984: R+42.719841986: R+9.919861990: R+34.019901992: R+14.619921996: R+66.419961998: R+54.819982002: R+67.720022004: R+3.020042008: D+1.220082010: R+51.620102014: R+2.120142016: R+32.720162020: R+12.72020
Alaska Senate races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearSeatWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Class III Lisa Murkowski Republican — 7.4 253,864
2020 Class II Dan Sullivan Republican Al Gross 12.7 354,587
2016 Class III Lisa Murkowski Republican Joe Miller 15.2 311,441
2014 flip Class II Dan Sullivan Republican Mark Begich 2.1 282,400
2010 Class III Lisa Murkowski Republican Joe Miller 4.0 255,503
2008 flip Class II Mark Begich Democratic Ted Stevens 1.2 317,723
2004 Class III Lisa Murkowski Republican Tony Knowles 3.0 308,315
2002 Class II Ted Stevens Republican Frank J. Vondersaar 67.7 229,548
1998 Class III Frank Murkowski Republican Joseph A. Sonneman 54.8 221,807
1996 Class II Ted Stevens Republican Jed Whittaker 64.2 231,916
1992 Class III Frank Murkowski Republican Tony Smith 14.6 239,714
1990 Class II Ted Stevens Republican Michael Beasley 34.0 189,957
1986 Class III Frank Murkowski Republican Glenn Olds 9.9 180,801
1984 Class II Ted Stevens Republican John E. Havelock 42.7 206,438
1980 flip Class III Frank Murkowski Republican Clark S. Gruening 7.8 156,762
1978 Class II Ted Stevens Republican Donald Hobbs 51.5 122,741

Alaska governor history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Alaska Senate election?

Lisa Murkowski won in 2022 by 7.4 points.

Who are Alaska's U.S. senators?

Lisa Murkowski (Republican, term ends 2029) and Dan Sullivan (Republican, term ends 2027).

When did a Democrat last win a Alaska Senate race?

In 2008, when Mark Begich won.

When did a Republican last win a Alaska Senate race?

In 2022, when Lisa Murkowski won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.