1986 United States Senate election in Alaska

none March 2026 September 2023 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 1980 United States Senate election in Alaska 1980 1992 United States Senate election in Alaska 1992 November 4, 1986 125x136px Frank Murkowski 1987.jpg Frank Murkowski Republican Party (United States) 97,764 54.02% Glenn Olds (cropped).jpg Glenn Olds Democratic Party (United States) 79,727 44.10% 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska by State House District.svg 325px Results by state house districtMurkowski: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Olds: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski Republican Party (United States) Frank Murkowski Republican Party (United States) The 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Frank Murkowski ran for a second term in the United States Senate and was primarily opposed by Alaska Pacific University President Glenn Olds. Following a highly competitive election in 1980, Murkowski faced a legitimate opponent in Glenn Olds, and the contest was fairly close. However, in the end, Murkowski was able to defeat Olds by a slightly wider margin than he won by six years prior. Open primary Candidates Republican Frank Murkowski, incumbent United States Senator since 1981, former banker and commissioner of the Alaska Department of Economic Development Democratic Glenn Olds, president of Alaska Pacific University Bill Barnes, former director of the People Mover transit system in Anchorage. His wife, Allegra, was the Libertarian nominee for lieutenant governor in this same election year Dave Carlson, former congressional candidate Michael J. Bruner Karl Francis Libertarian Chuck House, field representative for Eastman Kodak Company and Libertarian Party activist Results Open primary resultsOfficial Results - August 26, 1986 Primary Election https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/86PRIM/86prim.pdf State of Alaska Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20161225015520/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/86PRIM/86prim.pdf December 25, 2016 live Frank Murkowski (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 91,705 63.11% Glenn Olds Democratic Party (United States) 36,995 25.46% Bill Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 4,871 3.35% Chuck House Alaska Libertarian Party 4,265 2.94% Dave J. Carlson Democratic Party (United States) 4,211 2.90% Michael J. Bruner Democratic Party (United States) 1,809 1.24% Karl Francis Democratic Party (United States) 1,454 1.00% 145,310 100.00% General election Results 1986 United States Senate election in AlaskaStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 1 Republican Party (United States) Frank Murkowski (inc.) 97,674 54.02% +0.34% Democratic Party (United States) Glenn Olds 79,727 44.10% −1.84% Alaska Libertarian Party Chuck House 3,161 1.75% Write-ins 239 0.13% 17,947 9.93% +2.17% 180,801 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1986 United States Senate elections References External links Senate Alaska 1986