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1996 Alaska U.S. Senate Election

Alaska · 3 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Alaska U.S. Senate Election?

Ted Stevens won the 1996 Alaska U.S. Senate Election. Ted Stevens received 177,893 popular votes (76.71%). The main challenger was Jed Whittaker (12.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Stevens and Whittaker

Stevens +64.2 pts · won by 148,856 votes
Ted StevensRepublicanWINNER76.71%
177,893 votes
Jed WhittakerGreen12.52%
29,037 votes
Theresa Nangle ObermeyerDemocratic10.34%
23,977 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.