Elections / 2004 · Senate · AK
Alaska — 2004 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2004 · U.S. SenateAlaska · U.S. SenateLisa MurkowskiR+3.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2004 Senate returns.
- Lisa Murkowski✓Republican149,77348.6%
- Tony KnowlesDemocrat140,42445.6%
- Marc J. MillicanNonpartisan8,8852.9%
- Jerry SandersAlaskan Independence3,7851.2%
- Jim SkyesGreen3,0531.0%
- Scott A. KohlhaasAlaska Libertarian1,2400.4%
- Ted "Big" GianoutsosNonpartisan7320.2%
presidential baselinePresident 2004R+25.9Senate 2004R+3.0vs. baselineD+22.9
Alaska's 2004 Senate race ran 22.9 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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 | −4.0% |
| 2014 | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −32.8% |
| 2020 | −12.7% |
| 2022 | −78.5% |
Same ballot, 2004AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.