Elections / 2016 · Senate · AK
Alaska — 2016 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2016 · U.S. SenateAlaska · U.S. SenateLisa MurkowskiR+32.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2016 Senate returns.
- Lisa Murkowski✓(i)Republican138,14944.5%
- Joe MillerLibertarian90,82529.2%
- Margaret StockIndependent41,19413.3%
- Ray MetcalfeDemocrat36,20011.6%
- Breck A. CraigIndependent2,6090.8%
- Ted GianoutsosIndependent1,7580.6%
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+14.8Senate 2016R+32.8vs. baselineR+18.0
Alaska's 2016 Senate race ran 18.0 points more Republican 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, 2016AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.