1998 United States Senate election in Alaska

none March 2026 September 2023 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 1992 United States Senate election in Alaska 1992 2004 United States Senate election in Alaska 2004 November 3, 1998 125x136px Frank Murkowski, 105th Congress photo.jpg Frank Murkowski Republican Party (United States) 165,227 74.49% No image.svg Joseph Sonneman Democratic Party (United States) 43,743 19.72% 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska by State House District.svg Results by state house districtMurkowski: #ffb2b2 40–50% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski Republican Party (United States) Frank Murkowski Republican Party (United States) The 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Frank Murkowski sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Murkowski easily won re-election against Democratic nominee Joseph Sonneman, a perennial candidate, earning nearly 75% of the vote. This is the last time any one won this seat with a majority of the vote in the first round. As of 2023, this is the last time a male or a man was elected to the United States Senate from Alaska for the Class 3 Senate seat. Open primary Candidates Democratic Joseph Sonneman, perennial candidate Frank Vondersaar, perennial candidate Republican Frank Murkowski, incumbent United States Senator since 1981 William L. Hale Green Mary Jordan Libertarian Scott A. Kohlhaas, perennial candidate Results Open primary resultsElection Summary Report State of Alaska Primary '98 Official Results https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/98PRIM/results.pdf Alaska Division of Elections Frank Murkowski (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 76,649 71.76% Joseph Sonneman Democratic Party (United States) 10,721 10.04% Frank Vondersaar Democratic Party (United States) 6,342 5.94% William L. Hale Republican Party (United States) 6,313 5.91% Jeffrey Gottlieb Green Party (United States) 4,796 4.49% Scott A. Kohlhaas Alaska Libertarian Party 1,987 1.86% 106,808 100.00% General election Results 1998 United States Senate election in AlaskaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 3 Republican Party (United States) Frank Murkowski (incumbent) 165,227 74.49% +21.44% Democratic Party (United States) Joe Sonneman 43,743 19.72% −18.68% Green Party (United States) Jeffrey Gottlieb 7,126 3.21% −5.14% Alaska Libertarian Party Scott A. Kohlhaas 5,046 2.27% Write-ins 665 0.30% 121,484 54.77% +40.13% 221,807 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1998 United States Senate elections References United States Senate Alaska 1998