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)
editRepublican primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1962
edit- Ted Stevens – 11,000 (72.49%)
- Frank Cook – 4,175 (27.51%)
- Ernest Gruening (D) (inc.) – 33,827 (58.14%)
- Ted Stevens (R) – 24,354 (41.86%)
Alaska House of Representatives, 8th district, 1964
editElected:
- 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
editElected:
- 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
edit- Elmer E. Rasmuson – 10,320 (53.11%)
- Ted Stevens – 9,111 (46.89%)
U.S. Senate races as an incumbent (1970–2008)
editOpen special primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1970
edit- 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
- Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 47,908 (59.61%)
- Wendell P. Kay (D) – 32,456 (40.39%)
- Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) – 74,216 (77.30%)
- Gene Guess (D) – 21,791 (22.70%)
- 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
edit- 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%)
- 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
editFourth ballot:[12]
- Bob Dole – 28
- Ted Stevens – 25
All-Party primary for the United States Senate from Alaska, 1990
edit- 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%)
- 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
edit- 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%)
- 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
edit- Ted Stevens (inc.) – 64,315 (88.94%)
- Mike Aubrey – 7,997 (11.06%)
- 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
edit- 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%)
- Mark Begich (D) 47.76%
- Ted Stevens (R) (incumbent) 46.5%
- Bob Bird (AIP) 4.16%
- Fredrick David Haase (L) 0.79%
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