1990 United States Senate election in Alaska

The 1990 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Ted Stevens sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, which he won easily, besting his opponents in a landslide.

Open primary

Candidates

Democratic

Michael Beasley, perennial candidate
Tom Taggart

Republican

Ted Stevens, incumbent United States Senator since 1968
Robert M. Bird, pro-life activist

Results

Open primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (Incumbent)	81,968	59.19%
	Republican	John Havelock	34,824	25.15%
	Democratic	Michael Beasley	12,371	8.93%
	Democratic	Tom Taggart	9,329	6.74%
Total votes			138,492	100.00%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Alaska, 1990^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (Incumbent)	125,806	66.23%	-4.94%
	Democratic	Michael Beasley	61,152	32.19%	+3.71%
	Write-ins		2,999	1.58%
Majority			64,654	34.04%	-8.65%
Turnout			189,957
	Republican hold		Swing

References

[Primary_election_results-1] ttp://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/90PRIM/90prim.pdf

[2] ttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf

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1990 United States Senate election in Alaska

Contents

Open primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election

Results

See also

References