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 seventh term (a sixth full term) and Final 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 defeated his opponents by an overwhelming margin to win what would be his last term in the Senate, the highest percentage of the vote of any of his elections. This would be the last Senate election in the state until 2020 in which the winning candidate received a majority of the vote.
On the same night, Frank Murkowski was elected as Governor of Alaska. He would resign from Alaska's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat and then appoint his daughter, Lisa Murkowski, to fill the vacancy on December 20.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Frank Vondersaar, perennial candidate
- Theresa Obermeyer, former Anchorage School Board Member and 1996 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Ted Stevens, incumbent United States Senator since 1968
- Mike Aubrey, construction worker
Results
Alaskan Independence Party primary
Candidates
- Jim Dore, conservative activist
Results
Green Party primary
Candidates
- Jim Sykes, journalist
- Thomas M. Higgins, theater technician
Libertarian Party primary
Candidates
- Leonard Karpinski
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
See also
- 2002 United States Senate elections
References
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