Electoral history of Ted Stevens

Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK)

Electoral history of Ted Stevens, Senior United States Senator from Alaska (1968-2008), 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 (2007-2008)

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%)

United States Senate election in Alaska, 1962

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

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)

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)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1968

• Elmer E. Rasmuson - 10,320 (53.11%)
• Ted Stevens - 9,111 (46.89%)

Senate 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%)

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%)

United States Senate election in Alaska, 1972

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

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%)

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%)

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%)

Senate Majority Leader, 1984

Fourth ballot:

• Bob Dole - 28
• Ted Stevens - 25

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%)

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%)

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%)

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%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 2002

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

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%)

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%)

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2008

• Mark Begich (D) 47.76%
• Ted Stevens (R) (incumbent) 46.5%
• Bob Bird (AIP) 4.16%
• Fredrick David Haase (L) 0.79%