US Senate 2008 | US Senate Elections | Alaska Races
2008 Alaska U.S. Senate Election Results
Mark Begich
Percent: 47.77%
Votes: 151,767
Ted Stevens
Percent: 46.52%
Votes: 147,814
Race Summary
The 2008 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Republican Senator Ted Stevens seeking reelection. Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich narrowly defeated Stevens, winning 47.77% of the vote to Stevens’s 46.52%. Begich’s victory flipped the Senate seat to Democratic control and ended Stevens’s long tenure in the U.S. Senate.
Full Results
Mark Begich (DEM)
Percent: 47.77%
Votes: 151,767
Ted Stevens (REP)
Percent: 46.52%
Votes: 147,814
Bob Bird (AI)
Percent: 4.15%
Votes: 13,197
Fredrick D. Haase (LIB)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 2,483
Ted Gianoutsos (IND)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 1,385
Write-In
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 1,077
Total votes: 317,723
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