Electoral history of Ted Stevens

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

Stevens is currently 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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230029]

=United States Senate election in Alaska, 1962=

* Ernest Gruening (D) (inc.) - 33,827 (58.14%)
* Ted Stevens (R) - 24,354 (41.86%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3274]

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) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=342744]

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) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=342746]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1968

* Elmer E. Rasmuson - 10,320 (53.11%)
* Ted Stevens - 9,111 (46.89%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230028]

enate races as an incumbent (since 1970)

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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=229100]

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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3264]

=United States Senate election in Alaska, 1972=

* Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) - 74,216 (77.30%)
* Gene Guess (D) - 21,791 (22.70%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3263]

=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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3262]

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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=229098]

=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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3261]

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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=229097]

=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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3260]

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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=211602]

=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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=159]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 2002

* Ted Stevens (inc.) - 64,315 (88.94%)
* Mike Aubrey - 7,997 (11.06%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=931]

=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%) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPhq6StlV94]

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2003

* Ted Stevens (R) - 51 (51.00%)
* Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36476]

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2005

* Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) - 55 (55.00%)
* Robert Byrd (D) - 45 (45.00%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=190028]

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2007

* Robert Byrd (D) - 51 (51.00%)
* Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=309017]

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%) [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69779]

Future races

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2008

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