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Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK)

Electoral history of Ted Stevens, United States Senator from Alaska (1968–2009), Senate Minority Whip (1977–1981), Acting Senate Minority Leader (1979-1980), Senate Majority Whip (1981–1985), President pro tempore of the United States Senate (2003–2007) and President pro tempore emeritus (2007–2009)

At time of his 2008 defeat, Stevens was the 4th longest-serving Senator as well as most senior Republican in this body.

Early Senate and state legislature races (1962–1968)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1962

  • Ted Stevens – 11,000 (72.49%)
  • Frank Cook – 4,175 (27.51%)

[1]

United States Senate election in Alaska, 1962

  • Ernest Gruening (D) (inc.) – 33,827 (58.14%)
  • Ted Stevens (R) – 24,354 (41.86%)

[2]

Alaska House of Representatives, 8th district, 1964

Elected:

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Alaska House of Representatives, 8th district, 1966

Elected:

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Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1968

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U.S. Senate races as an incumbent (1970–2008)

Open special primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1970

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Note: Stevens was appointed for the United States Senate following death of incumbent Bob Bartlett in December 1968

United States Senate special election in Alaska, 1970

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 47,908 (59.61%)
  • Wendell P. Kay (D) – 32,456 (40.39%)

[7]

United States Senate election in Alaska, 1972

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 74,216 (77.30%)
  • Gene Guess (D) – 21,791 (22.70%)

[8]

United States Senate election in Alaska, 1978

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All-Party primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1984

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United States Senate election in Alaska, 1984

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 146,919 (71.17%)
  • John E. Havelock (D) – 58,804 (28.49%)
  • Write-in – 715 (0.35%)

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Senate Majority Leader, 1984

Fourth ballot:[12]

All-Party primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1990

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 81,968 (59.19%)
  • Michael Beasley (D) – 12,371 (8.93%)
  • Robert M. Bird (R) – 34,824 (25.15%)
  • Tom Taggart – 9,329 (6.74%)

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United States Senate election in Alaska, 1990

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 125,806 (66.23%)
  • Michael Beasley (D) – 61,152 (32.19%)
  • Write-in – 2,999 (1.58%)

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All-Party primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1996

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United States Senate election in Alaska, 1996

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 177,893 (76.71%)
  • Jed Whittaker (Green) – 29,037 (12.52%)
  • Theresa Obermeyer (D) – 23,977 (10.34%)
  • Write-in – 1,009 (0.44%)

[16]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 2002

  • Ted Stevens (inc.) – 64,315 (88.94%)
  • Mike Aubrey – 7,997 (11.06%)

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United States Senate election in Alaska, 2002

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 179,438 (78.17%)
  • Frank J. Vondersaar (D) – 24,133 (10.51%)
  • Jim Sykes (Green) – 16,608 (7.24%)
  • Jim Dore (Alaskan Independence) – 6,724 (2.93%)
  • Len Karpinski (LBT) – 2,354 (1.03%)
  • Write-in – 291 (0.13%)

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Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 2008

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United States Senate election in Alaska, 2008

References

  1. ^ "AK US Senate – R Primary Race – Aug 27, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. ^ "AK US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  3. ^ "AK State House 08 Race – Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  4. ^ "AK State House 08 Race – Nov 08, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  5. ^ "AK At-Large – Primary Race – Aug 27, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  6. ^ "AK US Senate- Open Special Election Primary Race – Aug 25, 1970". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  7. ^ "AK US Senate – Special Race – Nov 03, 1970". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  8. ^ "AK US Senate Race – Nov 07, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  9. ^ "AK US Senate Race – Nov 07, 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  10. ^ "AK US Senate- All-Party Primary Race – Aug 28, 1984". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  11. ^ "AK US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1984". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  12. ^ "AllPolitics – Candidates – Republicans". Cgi.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  13. ^ "AK US Senate- All-Party Primary Race – Aug 28, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  14. ^ "AK US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  15. ^ "AK US Senate- All Party Primary Race – Aug 27, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  16. ^ "AK US Senate Race – Nov 05, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  17. ^ "AK US Senate – R Primary Race – Aug 27, 2002". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  18. ^ "God Save the South!!". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  19. ^ "AK US Senate – R Primary Race – Aug 26, 2008". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.