1996 United States Senate election in Alaska
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Ted Stevens ran for re-election to a sixth term in the United States Senate. Stevens faced off against Democratic nominee Theresa Obermeyer, a controversial former member of the Anchorage School Board,[1] and Green Party nominee Jed Whittaker, a commercial fisherman. Stevens won over his opponents in an overwhelming landslide, but in an interesting turn of events, Whittaker finished ahead of Obermeyer, one of the few times that a minor party candidate finished ahead of a major party candidate.
Open primary
Candidates
Democratic
- Theresa Nangle Obermeyer, former Anchorage School Board member
- Joseph A. Sonneman, perennial candidate
- Michael Beasley, perennial candidate
- Henry J. Blake, Jr.
- Lawrence Freiberger, former congressional candidate
- Frank Vondersaar, perennial candidate
- Robert Alan Gigler
Republican
- Ted Stevens, incumbent United States Senator
- David Cuddy, former Alaska State Representative
- Charles E. McKee
Green
- Jed Whittaker, commercial fisherman
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ted Stevens (inc.) | 71,043 | 58.87 | |
Republican | Dave W. Cuddy | 32,994 | 27.34 | |
Democratic | Theresa Nangle Obermeyer | 4,072 | 3.37 | |
Green | Jed Whittaker | 3,751 | 3.11 | |
Democratic | Joseph A. Sonneman | 2,643 | 2.19 | |
Democratic | Michael Beasley | 1,968 | 1.63 | |
Democratic | Henry J. Blake, Jr. | 1,157 | 0.96 | |
Democratic | Lawrence Freiberger | 921 | 0.76 | |
Republican | Charles E. McKee | 842 | 0.70 | |
Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 655 | 0.54 | |
Democratic | Robert Alan Gigler | 631 | 0.52 | |
Total votes | 138,492 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ted Stevens (inc.) | 177,893 | 76.71% | +10.48% | |
Green | Jed Whittaker | 29,037 | 12.52% | ||
Democratic | Theresa Nangle Obermeyer | 23,977 | 10.34% | −21.85% | |
Write-ins | 1,009 | 0.44% | |||
Majority | 148,856 | 64.19% | +30.15% | ||
Turnout | 231,916 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References
- ^ Kirtley, Jane. "Gag Her with an Injunction | American Journalism Review". Ajr.org. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Official State of Alaska - Primary : August 27, 1996". Elections.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1996" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2013-09-16.