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:

  • Mike Gravel (D) (inc.)
  • Earl D. Hillstrand (D) (inc.)
  • Joe Josephson (D) (inc.)
  • Bruce Biers Kendall (R) (inc.)
  • Carl F. Lottsfeldt (D) (inc.)
  • Homer Moseley (D) (inc.)
  • John L. Rader (D) (inc.)
  • Harold D. Strandberg (R) (inc.)
  • Carl F. Brady (R)
  • Bernard J. Carr, Sr. (D)
  • Gene Guess (D)
  • M. D. Plotnick (D)
  • Charles J. Sassara, Jr. (D)
  • Ted Stevens (R)

[3]

Alaska House of Representatives, 8th district, 1966

Elected:

  • Gene Guess (D) (inc.)
  • William J. Moran (D) (inc.)
  • Charles J. Sassara, Jr. (D) (inc.)
  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.)
  • Harold D. Strandberg (R) (inc.)
  • Michael F. Beirne (R)
  • Ken Brady (R)
  • Tom Fink (R)
  • Milo Fritz (R)
  • Jess Harris (R)
  • M. M. Moore (R)
  • Jack R. Simpson (R)
  • Don Smith (R)
  • William C. Wiggins (R)

[4]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1968

[5]

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

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

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 39,062 (55.91%)
  • Wendell P. Kay (D) – 16,729 (23.94%)
  • Joe Josephson (D) – 12,730 (18.22%)
  • Fritz Singer (R) – 1,349 (1.93%)

[6]

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

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 92,783 (75.59%)
  • Donald W. Cobbs (D) – 29,574 (24.10%)
  • Write-in – 384 (0.31%)

[9]

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

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 65,522 (69.23%)
  • John E. Havelock (D) – 19,074 (20.15%)
  • Dave Carlson (D) – 4,620 (4.88%)
  • Michael Beasley (D) – 2,443 (2.58%)
  • Joe Tracanna (D) – 1,661 (1.76%)
  • Phil Stoddard (D) – 1,331 (1.41%)

[10]

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%)

[11]

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%)

[13]

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%)

[14]

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

  • Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 71,043 (58.87%)
  • Theresa Obermeyer (D) – 4,072 (3.37%)
  • Jed Whittaker (Green) – 3,751 (3.11%)
  • Dave W. Cuddy (R) – 32,994 (27.34%)
  • Joseph A. Sonneman (D) – 2,643 (2.19%)
  • Michael Beasley (D) – 1,968 (1.63%)
  • Henry J. Blake, Jr. (D) – 1,157 (0.96%)
  • Lawrence Freiberger (D) – 921 (0.76%)
  • Charles E. McKee (R) – 842 (0.70%)
  • Frank J. Vondersaar (D) – 655 (0.54%)
  • Robert Alan Gigler (D) – 631 (0.52%)

[15]

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%)

[17]

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%)

[18]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 2008

  • Ted Stevens (inc.) – 59,138 (63.53%)
  • Dave W. Cuddy – 25,387 (27.27%)
  • Vic Vickers – 5,204 (5.59%)
  • Michael D. Corey – 1,283 (1.38%)
  • Rick Sikma – 949 (1.02%)
  • Rich M. Wanda – 621 (0.67%)
  • Gerald L. Heikes – 500 (0.54%)

[19]

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.
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