Mark Begich, U.S. Senator

Mark Begich

U.S. Senator
Born
March 30, 1962
Current age
64
Home state
Alaska
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2008–2018
Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Begich406,937
Opponents462,103
3
Elections run

Between 2008 and 2018, Mark Begich ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 1 and losing 2. Begich's biggest single-election total was 151,767 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Alaska.

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How many votes has Mark Begich received?

Mark Begich has received 406,937 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Mark Begich’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorAlaskaLost125,73944.41%Mike Dunleavy
2014U.S. SenateAlaskaLost129,43145.83%Dan Sullivan
Mark S. Fish

Ted Big Gianoutsos (head-to-head)
2008U.S. SenateAlaskaWon151,76747.77%Ted Stevens
Bob Bird

Fredrick D. David Haase

Ted Big Gianoutsos (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001265) and Wikidata (Q454133). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mark Begich: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mark-begich. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.