Elections / 1998 · Senate · AK
The Republican candidate won Alaska's Senate seat R+54.9.
Alaska, 1998. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Alaska — 1998 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
43,743
19.8%
Republican (R)
165,227
74.7%
All others
12,172
5.5%
Margin
R+54.9
Alaska's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −51.7% |
| 1980 | −7.8% |
| 1984 | −42.7% |
| 1986 | −9.9% |
| 1990 | −34.6% |
| 1992 | −14.7% |
| 1996 | −66.7% |
| 1998 | −54.9% |
| 2002 | −67.7% |
| 2004 | −3.0% |
| 2008 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | −12.1% |
| 2014 | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −32.8% |
| 2020 | −12.7% |
| 2022 | −78.5% |