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2016 Alaska U.S. Senate Election

Alaska · 6 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2016 Alaska U.S. Senate Election?

Lisa Murkowski won the 2016 Alaska U.S. Senate Election. Lisa Murkowski received 138,149 popular votes (44.36%). The main challenger was Joe Miller (29.16%).

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

Murkowski +15.2 pts · won by 47,324 votes
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanWINNER44.36%
138,149 votes
Joe MillerLibertarian29.16%
90,825 votes
Margaret StockIndependent13.23%
41,194 votes
Ray MetcalfeDemocratic11.62%
36,200 votes
Breck A. CraigIndependent0.84%
2,609 votes
Ted Big GianoutsosIndependent0.56%
1,758 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.