1958 United States Senate elections in Alaska

Three of the four candidates for U.S. Senate celebrate Alaska statehood. From left to right: Ernest Gruening, Bob Bartlett, and Mike Stepovich.

The 1958 United States Senate elections in Alaska were held November 25, 1958. The elections were held in anticipation of Alaska's admission as the forty-ninth state in the union, effective January 3, 1959. The state held two simultaneous elections to determine their first senators.

Both elections were won by the Democratic Party. The new senators, Bob Bartlett and Ernest Gruening, were sworn into office alongside those senators elected in the 1958 United States Senate elections held three weeks earlier.

Class 2

1958 class 2 Senate election

November 25, 1958

Nominee Bob Bartlett R. E. Robertson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 40,939 7,299 Percentage 83.83% 14.95%

Results by election district Bartlett:      70–80%      80–90%

Elected U.S. Senator Bob Bartlett Democratic

This election was for the class 2 term expiring in 1961. It was won by Democrat Bob Bartlett.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bob Bartlett, Territorial Delegate at-large to the U.S. House of Representatives

Results

Delegate Bartlett was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Alaska regular election (class 2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Bartlett	38,642	100.00%
Total votes			38,642	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• R. E. Robertson, attorney and former Mayor of Juneau

Results

Robertson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Alaska regular election (class 2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. E. Robertson	8,049	100.00%
Total votes			8,049	100.00%

General election

Results

Alaska regular election (class 2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Bartlett	40,939	83.83%
	Republican	R. E. Robertson	7,299	14.95%
	Independent	Keith Capper (write-in)	599	1.23%
Majority			33,640	68.88%
Turnout			48,837
	Democratic win (new seat)

Class 3

1958 class 3 Senate election

November 25, 1958

Nominee Ernest Gruening Mike Stepovich Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 26,045 23,464 Percentage 52.61% 47.39%

Results by election district Gruening:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Stepovich:      50–60%      60–70%

Elected U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening Democratic

This election was for the class 3 term expiring in 1963. It was won by Democrat Ernest Gruening.

General election

Candidates

• Ernest Gruening, former Territorial Governor (1939–1953) (Democratic)
• Mike Stepovich, incumbent Territorial Governor (Republican)

Results

Alaska regular election (class 3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest Gruening	26,045	52.61%
	Republican	Mike Stepovich	23,464	47.39%
Majority			2,581	5.22%
Turnout			49,509
	Democratic win (new seat)