2002 United States Senate election in Alaska
The 2002 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Ted Stevens ran for and won a sixth term in the United States Senate. He faced perennial candidate Frank Vondersaar, the Democratic nominee, journalist Jim Sykes, the Green Party nominee, and several other independent candidates in his bid for re-election. Ultimately, Stevens crushed his opponents to win what would be his last term in the Senate, allowing him to win with the largest margin of victory for any Senate election in Alaska, as well as the highest percentage of the vote in any of his elections.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Frank Vondersaar, perennial candidate
- Theresa Obermeyer, former Anchorage School Board Member and 1996 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 18,256 | 66.27% | |
Democratic | Theresa Obermeyer | 9,292 | 33.73% | |
Total votes | 27,548 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Ted Stevens, incumbent United States Senator since 1968
- Mike Aubrey, construction worker
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ted Stevens (Incumbent) | 64,315 | 88.94% | |
Republican | Mike Aubrey | 7,997 | 11.06% | |
Total votes | 72,312 | 100.00% |
Alaskan Independence Party primary
Candidates
- Jim Dore, conservative activist
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Alaskan Independence | Jim Dore | 2,665 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 2,665 | 100.00% |
Green Party primary
Libertarian Party primary
Candidates
- Leonard Karpinski
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Leonard Karpinski | 558 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 558 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ted Stevens (Incumbent) | 179,438 | 78.17% | +1.46% | |
Democratic | Frank Vondersaar | 24,133 | 10.51% | +0.17% | |
Green | Jim Sykes | 16,608 | 7.24% | -5.29% | |
Alaskan Independence | Jim Dore | 6,724 | 2.93% | ||
Libertarian | Leonard Karpinski | 2,354 | 1.03% | ||
Write-ins | 291 | 0.13% | |||
Majority | 155,305 | 67.66% | +3.47% | ||
Turnout | 229,548 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
References
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