United States Senate election in Alaska, 1998
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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
Green
Libertarian
- Scott A. Kohlhaas, perennial candidate
Results
Open primary results[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Frank Murkowski (inc.) |
76,649 |
71.76 |
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Democratic |
Joseph Sonneman |
10,721 |
10.04 |
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Democratic |
Frank Vondersaar |
6,342 |
5.94 |
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Republican |
William L. Hale |
6,313 |
5.91 |
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Green |
Jeffrey Gottlieb |
4,796 |
4.49 |
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Libertarian |
Scott A. Kohlhaas |
1,987 |
1.86 |
Total votes |
106,808 |
100.00 |
General election
Results
References
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