1990 United States Senate election in Alaska

1990 United States Senate election in Alaska

November 6, 1990

Nominee Ted Stevens Michael Beasley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 125,806 61,152 Percentage 66.23% 32.19%

Results by state house district Stevens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Ted Stevens Republican Elected U.S. Senator Ted Stevens Republican

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 fifth term (a fourth full 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, anti-abortion activist

Results

Open primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (Incumbent)	81,968	59.19%
	Republican	Bob Bird	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

1990 United States Senate election in Alaska^[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

See also

• 1990 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
2. Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).