United States Senate election in Alaska, 1998

United States Senate election in Alaska, 1998

November 3, 1998

Nominee Frank Murkowski Joseph Sonneman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 165,227 43,743 Percentage 74.49% 19.72%

Senator before election Frank Murkowski Republican Elected Senator Frank Murkowski Republican

Elections in Alaska
Federal government Presidential elections 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Presidential caucuses Democratic 2008 Republican 2008 U.S. Senate elections 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 U.S. House elections 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
State government Gubernatorial elections 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 State elections 2006 2010 2012 Ballot measures Alaska Measure 2 (1990) (criminalized marijuana) Alaska Measure 2 (1998) (prohibited gay marriage) Alaska Measure 2 (2014) (decriminalized marijuana) Alaska Clean Water Initiative
Anchorage Mayoral elections 2009

The 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on 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.

Open primary

Candidates

Democratic

• Joseph Sonneman, perennial candidate
• Frank Vondersaar, perennial candidate

Republican

• Frank Murkowski, incumbent United States Senator
• William L. Hale

Green

• Mary Jordan

Libertarian

• Scott A. Kohlhaas, perennial candidate

Results

General election

Results

References