List of United States Senators from Alaska

This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Alaska.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Alaska are:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office	Date term ends
U.S. Senate Alaska	Lisa Murkowski	Republican	December 20, 2002	January 3, 2029
U.S. Senate Alaska	Daniel S. Sullivan	Republican	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2027

Election history

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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Alaska on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel S. Sullivan (R)	53.9	191,112
		Al Gross (Nonpartisan)	41.2	146,068
		John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)	4.7	16,806
	Submit photo	Jed Whittaker (G) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Sid Hill (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Karen Nanouk (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	601

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,587
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

Incumbent Daniel S. Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel S. Sullivan	100.0	65,257

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Master Newman (R)

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

Al Gross and John Howe defeated Edgar Blatchford and Chris Cumings in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Gross	79.9	50,047
✔		John Howe	6.6	4,165
		Edgar Blatchford	8.7	5,463
	Submit photo	Chris Cumings	4.8	2,989

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,664
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Darden (Independent)
• Larry Barnes (Independent)
• David Matheny (Independent)

2014

On November 4, 2014, Dan Sullivan won election to the United States Senate. He defeated incumbent Mark Begich (D), Mark Fish (L) and Ted Gianoutsos (I) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Sullivan	48%	135,445
	Democratic	Mark Begich Incumbent	45.8%	129,431
	Libertarian	Mark Fish	3.7%	10,512
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	2%	5,636
	N/A	Write-in	0.5%	1,376
Total Votes				282,400
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

2008

On November 4, 2008, Mark Begich won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ted Stevens (R), Bob Bird (Alaskan Independence), Frederick Haase (L) and Ted Gianoutsos (NPA) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Begich	47.8%	151,767
	Republican	Ted Stevens incumbent	46.5%	147,814
	Alaskan Independence	Bob Bird	4.2%	13,197
	Libertarian	Frederick Haase	0.8%	2,483
	No Party Affiliation	Ted Gianoutsos	0.4%	1,385
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	1,077
Total Votes				317,723

2002

On November 5, 2002, Ted Stevens won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Frank Vodersaar (D), Jim Sykes (G), Jim Dore (Alaskan Independence) and Leonard Karpinski (L) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Stevens incumbent	78.2%	179,438
	Democratic	Frank Vodersaar	10.5%	24,133
	Green	Jim Sykes	7.2%	16,608
	Alaskan Independence	Jim Dore	2.9%	6,724
	Libertarian	Leonard Karpinski	1%	2,354
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	291
Total Votes				229,548

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Lisa Murkowski in round 3 . The results of Round 3 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	53.7	136,330	20,571	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	46.3	117,534	2,224	3
		Patricia Chesbro	0.0	0	-29,134	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	44.5	115,759	1,641	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	44.3	115,310	3,209	3
		Patricia Chesbro	11.2	29,134	901	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	-8,575	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	43.4	114,118	0	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	42.6	112,101	0	3
		Patricia Chesbro	10.7	28,233	0	3
		Buzz Kelley	3.3	8,575	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,027 Total exhausted votes: 9,163
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 16, 2022.

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		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Murkowski (R)	45.0	85,794
✔		Kelly Tshibaka (R)	38.5	73,414
✔		Patricia Chesbro (D)	6.8	12,989
✔		Buzz Kelley (R)	2.1	4,055
	Submit photo	Pat Nolin (R)	1.1	2,004
		Edgar Blatchford (D)	1.0	1,981
		Ivan Taylor (D)	1.0	1,897
		Samuel Merrill (R)	0.8	1,529
		Sean Thorne (L)	0.7	1,399
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Independent)	0.4	853
		Joe Stephens (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.4	805
		John Schiess (R)	0.4	734
		Dustin Darden (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.3	649
		Kendall Shorkey (R)	0.3	627
		Karl Speights (R)	0.3	613
	Submit photo	Jeremy Keller (Independent)	0.2	405
		Sid Hill (Independent)	0.1	274
		Huhnkie Lee (Independent)	0.1	238
	Submit photo	David Darden (Independent)	0.1	198

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,458
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sam Little (R)
• Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)
• Shellie Wyatt (Alaskan Independence Party)

2016

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lisa Murkowski Incumbent	44.4%	138,149
	Libertarian	Joe Miller	29.2%	90,825
	Independent	Margaret Stock	13.2%	41,194
	Democratic	Ray Metcalfe	11.6%	36,200
	Independent	Breck Craig	0.8%	2,609
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	0.6%	1,758
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	706
Total Votes				311,441
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Lisa Murkowski won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Joe Miller (R), Scott T. McAdams (D), Frederick Haase (L), Tim Carter (Nonaffiliated) and Ted Gianoutsos (Nonaffiliated) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Write-in	Lisa Murkowski incumbent	39.7%	101,091
	Republican	Joe Miller	35.6%	90,839
	Democratic	Scott T. McAdams	23.6%	60,045
	Libertarian	Frederick Haase	0.6%	1,459
	Nonaffiliated	Tim Carter	0.4%	927
	Nonaffiliated	Ted Gianoutsos	0.2%	458
Total Votes				254,819

2004

On November 2, 2004, Lisa Murkowski won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Tony Knowles (D), Marc Millican (nonpartisan), Jerry Sanders (Alaskan Independence), Jim Sykes (G), Scott Kohlhaas (Alaska Libertarian) and Ted Gianoutsos (nonpartisan) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lisa Murkowski incumbent	48.6%	149,773
	Democratic	Tony Knowles	45.5%	140,424
	Nonpartisan	Marc Millican	2.9%	8,885
	Alaskan Independence	Jerry Sanders	1.2%	3,785
	Green	Jim Sykes	1%	3,053
	Alaska Libertarian	Scott Kohlhaas	0.4%	1,240
	Nonpartisan	Ted Gianoutsos	0.2%	732
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	423
Total Votes				308,315

Historical members

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Alaska
Party	Total
Democratic	4
Republican	4

Class 2 Senators from Alaska
Senator	Years Served	Party
Bob Bartlett	1959-1968	Democratic
Ted Stevens	1968-2009	Republican
Mark Begich	2009-2015	Democratic
Dan Sullivan	2015-Present	Republican

Class 3 Senators from Alaska
Senator	Years Served	Party
Ernest Gruening	1959-1969	Democratic
Mike Gravel	1969-1981	Democratic
Frank H. Murkowski	1981-2002	Republican
Lisa Murkowski	2002-Present	Republican

See also

• United States Senate
• United States congressional delegations from Alaska
• Classes of United States Senators

Footnotes

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)