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2004 Alaska U.S. Senate Election

Alaska · 7 candidates · See every 2004 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2004 Alaska U.S. Senate Election?

Lisa Murkowski won the 2004 Alaska U.S. Senate Election. Lisa Murkowski received 149,773 popular votes (48.58%). The main challenger was Tony Knowles (45.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Murkowski and Knowles

Murkowski +3.0 pts · won by 9,349 votes
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanWINNER48.58%
149,773 votes
Tony KnowlesDemocratic45.55%
140,424 votes
Marc J. MillicanNonpartisan2.88%
8,885 votes
Jerry SandersAlaskan Independence1.23%
3,785 votes
Jim SkyesGreen0.99%
3,053 votes
Scott A. KohlhaasAlaska Libertarian0.4%
1,240 votes
Ted Big GianoutsosNonpartisan0.24%
732 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.