1998 United States Senate election in Alaska

The 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Frank Murkowski sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Murkowski easily won re-election against Democratic nominee Joseph Sonneman, a perennial candidate, earning nearly 75% of the vote.

1998 United States Senate election in Alaska
November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Frank Murkowski Joseph Sonneman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 165,227 43,743
Percentage 74.5% 19.7%
U.S. senator before election

Frank Murkowski
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Murkowski
Republican

Elections in Alaska

Open primary

Candidates

Democratic
  • Joseph Sonneman, perennial candidate
  • Frank Vondersaar, perennial candidate

Republican
  • Frank Murkowski, incumbent United States Senator since 1981
  • William L. Hale

Green
  • Mary Jordan

Libertarian
  • Scott A. Kohlhaas, perennial candidate

Results
Open primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Murkowski (Incumbent) 76,649 71.76%
Democratic Joseph Sonneman 10,721 10.04%
Democratic Frank Vondersaar 6,342 5.94%
Republican William L. Hale 6,313 5.91%
Green Jeffrey Gottlieb 4,796 4.49%
Libertarian Scott A. Kohlhaas 1,987 1.86%
Total votes 106,808 100.00%

General election

Results
United States Senate election in Alaska, 1998[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Frank Murkowski (Incumbent) 165,227 74.49% +21.44%
Democratic Joe Sonneman 43,743 19.72% -18.68%
Green Jeffrey Gottlieb 7,126 3.21% -5.14%
Libertarian Scott A. Kohlhaas 5,046 2.27%
Write-ins 665 0.30%
Majority 121,484 54.77% +40.13%
Turnout 221,807
Republican hold Swing
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See also
  • United States Senate elections, 1998

References
  1. http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/98PRIM/results.pdf
  2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998election.pdf
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