United States Senate election in Alaska, 1990

November 6, 1990



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

U.S. Senator before election

Ted Stevens
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Stevens
Republican

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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
Robert M. Bird, pro-life activist

Results

Open primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (inc.)	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 (inc.)	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

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