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Elections / 1978 · Senate · AK

The Republican candidate won Alaska's Senate seat R+51.7.

Alaska, 1978. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Alaska — 1978 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
29,574
24.2%
Republican (R)
92,783
75.8%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+51.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ted StevensRRepublican92,78375.8%
Donald HobbsDDemocrat29,57424.2%
Alaska's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
Alaska's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1978 to 2022. Most recent: −78.5% in 2022.flipped R · 2010−78.5%DR19782022
Alaska's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1978−51.7%
1980−7.8%
1984−42.7%
1986−9.9%
1990−34.6%
1992−14.7%
1996−66.7%
1998−54.9%
2002−67.7%
2004−3.0%
2008+1.2%
2010−12.1%
2014−2.1%
2016−32.8%
2020−12.7%
2022−78.5%