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:[12]
- 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%
References
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- ↑ "AK State House 08 Race - Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK State House 08 Race - Nov 08, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK At-Large - Primary Race - Aug 27, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate- Open Special Election Primary Race - Aug 25, 1970". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate - Special Race - Nov 03, 1970". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate- All-Party Primary Race - Aug 28, 1984". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AllPolitics - Candidates - Republicans". Cgi.cnn.com. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate- All-Party Primary Race - Aug 28, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate- All Party Primary Race - Aug 27, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1996". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 27, 2002". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ “”. "God Save the South!!". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "AK US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 26, 2008". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
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