Alaska's past election results
Certified results for President, U.S. Senate and U.S. House in Alaska since 2002, and the presidential vote in each county since 2000. Every candidate on the general election ballot, with the party label the state listed and their votes as certified.
President
| Year | Most votes | Share | Next | Share | Total votes |
|---|
| 2024 | Donald J. Trump (Republican) | 54.5% | Kamala D. Harris (Democrat) | 41.4% | 338,177 |
| 2020 | Donald J. Trump (Republican) | 52.8% | Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Democrat) | 42.8% | 359,530 |
| 2016 | Donald J. Trump (Republican) | 51.3% | Hillary Clinton (Democrat) | 36.6% | 318,608 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (Republican) | 54.8% | Barack Obama (Democrat) | 40.8% | 300,495 |
| 2008 | John McCain (Republican) | 59.4% | Barack Obama (Democrat) | 37.9% | 326,197 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (Republican) | 61.1% | John F. Kerry (Democrat) | 35.5% | 312,598 |
2024: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 184,458 | 54.5% |
| Kamala D. Harris | Democrat | 140,026 | 41.4% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | | 5,670 | 1.7% |
| Chase Oliver | | 3,040 | 0.9% |
| Jill Stein | | 2,342 | 0.7% |
| Cornel West | | 1,127 | 0.3% |
| Randall Terry | | 812 | 0.2% |
| Peter Sonski | | 702 | 0.2% |
| Total | | 338,177 | |
2020: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 189,951 | 52.8% |
| Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Democrat | 153,778 | 42.8% |
| Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian | 8,897 | 2.5% |
| James G. "Jesse Ventura" Janos | Green | 2,673 | 0.7% |
| Write-ins | | 1,961 | 0.5% |
| Don Blankenship | Constitution | 1,127 | 0.3% |
| Brock Pierce | Petition | 825 | 0.2% |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente | Alliance | 318 | 0.1% |
| Total | | 359,530 | |
2016: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 163,387 | 51.3% |
| Hillary Clinton | Democrat | 116,454 | 36.6% |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 18,725 | 5.9% |
| Write-ins | | 9,201 | 2.9% |
| Jill Stein | Green | 5,735 | 1.8% |
| Darrell L. Castle | Constitution | 3,866 | 1.2% |
| Roque De La Fuente | Nonaffiliated | 1,240 | 0.4% |
| Total | | 318,608 | |
2012: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Mitt Romney | Republican | 164,676 | 54.8% |
| Barack Obama | Democrat | 122,640 | 40.8% |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 7,392 | 2.5% |
| Jill Stein | Green | 2,917 | 1.0% |
| Write-ins | | 2,870 | 1.0% |
| Total | | 300,495 | |
2008: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| John McCain | Republican | 193,841 | 59.4% |
| Barack Obama | Democrat | 123,594 | 37.9% |
| Ralph Nader | Independent | 3,783 | 1.2% |
| Write-ins | | 1,730 | 0.5% |
| Chuck Baldwin | Alaskan Independence | 1,660 | 0.5% |
| Bob Barr | Libertarian | 1,589 | 0.5% |
| Total | | 326,197 | |
2004: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| George W. Bush | Republican | 190,889 | 61.1% |
| John F. Kerry | Democrat | 111,025 | 35.5% |
| Ralph Nader | Populist | 5,069 | 1.6% |
| Michael A. Peroutka | Alaskan Independence | 2,092 | 0.7% |
| Michael Badnarik | Alaska Libertarian | 1,675 | 0.5% |
| David Cobb | Green | 1,058 | 0.3% |
| Write-ins | | 790 | 0.3% |
| Total | | 312,598 | |
Share of all votes cast for president in the state, write-ins included. Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results).
U.S. Senate
2022: Lisa Murkowski (Republican) 43.4% · Kelly C. Tshibaka (Republican) 42.6%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) | Republican | 113,495 | 43.4% |
| Kelly C. Tshibaka | Republican | 111,480 | 42.6% |
| Patricia R. Chesbro | Democrat | 27,145 | 10.4% |
| Buzz A. Kelley | Republican | 7,557 | 2.9% |
| Write-ins | | 2,028 | 0.8% |
| Total | | 261,705 | |
2020: Dan Sullivan (Republican) 53.9% · Al Gross (Democrat / N(D)) 41.2%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Dan Sullivan (incumbent) | Republican | 191,112 | 53.9% |
| Al Gross | Democrat / N(D) | 146,068 | 41.2% |
| John Wayne Howe | Alaskan Independence | 16,806 | 4.7% |
| Write-ins | | 601 | 0.2% |
| Total | | 354,587 | |
2016: Lisa Murkowski (Republican) 44.4% · Joe Miller (Libertarian) 29.2%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) | Republican | 138,149 | 44.4% |
| Joe Miller | Libertarian | 90,825 | 29.2% |
| Margaret Stock | Nonaffiliated | 41,194 | 13.2% |
| Ray Metcalfe | Democrat | 36,200 | 11.6% |
| Breck A. Craig | Nonaffiliated | 2,609 | 0.8% |
| Ted Gianoutsos | Nonaffiliated | 1,758 | 0.6% |
| Write-ins | | 706 | 0.2% |
| Total | | 311,441 | |
2014: Dan Sullivan (Republican) 48.0% · Mark Begich (Democrat) 45.8%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Dan Sullivan | Republican | 135,445 | 48.0% |
| Mark Begich (incumbent) | Democrat | 129,431 | 45.8% |
| Mark S. Fish | Libertarian | 10,512 | 3.7% |
| Ted Gianoutsos | Nonaffiliated | 5,636 | 2.0% |
| Write-ins | | 1,376 | 0.5% |
| Total | | 282,400 | |
2010: Lisa Murkowski (Republican / W** / W (Challenged Counted)) 39.3% · Joe Miller (Republican / Write-In) 35.3%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) | Republican / W** / W (Challenged Counted) | 101,091 | 39.3% |
| Joe Miller | Republican / Write-In | 90,860 | 35.3% |
| Scott T. McAdams | Democrat | 60,045 | 23.3% |
| Murkowski | W (Challenged Not Counted) | 2,035 | 0.8% |
| Fredrick "David" Haase | Libertarian | 1,459 | 0.6% |
| Tim Carter | Non-Affiliated | 927 | 0.4% |
| Other - Misc. Names | write-in | 602 | 0.2% |
| Ted Gianoutsos | Non-Affiliated | 458 | 0.2% |
| Sid Hill | write-in | 13 | 0.0% |
| McAdams | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Edward D. Marin Jr. | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Red K. Bradley | write-in | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guy A. Cummins | write-in | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lisa M. Lackey | write-in | 2 | 0.0% |
| Richard McGahan | write-in | 2 | 0.0% |
| Marvin Roger Moser | write-in | 2 | 0.0% |
| Karen Perry | write-in | 2 | 0.0% |
| Eileen M. Ransom | write-in | 2 | 0.0% |
| Jed Whittaker | write-in | 2 | 0.0% |
| Michael Ames | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kevin Austin | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| David E. Beeman | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vicky L. Beeman | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| David Boyle | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Michael Butler | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Margaret A. Crowell | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chris S. Dillingham | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| David S. George | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Alan D. Humphries | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Petter M. Johnson | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eric C. Kelly | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bill Klemme | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marjori Landis-Beck | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Anthony Rice | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Thompson Steve | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Georgia Lee Tolbert | write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 257,538 | |
2008: Mark Begich (Democrat) 47.8% · Ted Stevens (Republican) 46.5%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Mark Begich | Democrat | 151,767 | 47.8% |
| Ted Stevens (incumbent) | Republican | 147,814 | 46.5% |
| Bob Bird | Alaskan Independence | 13,197 | 4.2% |
| Fredrick D. "David" Haase | Libertarian | 2,483 | 0.8% |
| Ted Gianoutsos | None | 1,385 | 0.4% |
| Write-ins | | 1,077 | 0.3% |
| Total | | 317,723 | |
2004: Lisa Murkowski (Republican) 48.6% · Tony Knowles (Democrat) 45.5%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) | Republican | 149,773 | 48.6% |
| Tony Knowles | Democrat | 140,424 | 45.5% |
| Marc J. Millican | Nonpartisan | 8,885 | 2.9% |
| Jerry Sanders | Alaskan Independence | 3,785 | 1.2% |
| Jim Sykes | Green | 3,053 | 1.0% |
| Scott A. Kohlhaas | Libertarian | 1,240 | 0.4% |
| Ted "Big" Gianoutsos | Nonpartisan | 732 | 0.2% |
| Write-ins | | 423 | 0.1% |
| Total | | 308,315 | |
2002: Ted Stevens (Republican) 78.2% · Frank J. Vondersaar (Democrat) 10.5%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Ted Stevens (incumbent) | Republican | 179,438 | 78.2% |
| Frank J. Vondersaar | Democrat | 24,133 | 10.5% |
| Jim Sykes | Green | 16,608 | 7.2% |
| Jim Dore | Alaskan Independence | 6,724 | 2.9% |
| Leonard J. "Len" Karpinski | Libertarian | 2,354 | 1.0% |
| Write-ins | | 291 | 0.1% |
| Total | | 229,548 | |
Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results); 2024 from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from the state's certified results.
U.S. House
2024 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Nick Begich (Republican) 48.4% · Mary Sattler Peltola (Democrat) 46.4% · John Wayne Howe (Independence) 3.9% | 329,555 |
2022 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Mary S. Peltola (Democrat) 48.8% · Sarah Palin (Republican) 25.7% · Nick Begich (Republican) 23.3% | 263,610 |
2020 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don Young (Republican) 54.4% · Alyse S. Galvin (Democrat / N(D)) 45.3% · Write-ins 0.3% | 353,165 |
2018 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don Young (Republican) 53.1% · Alyse S. Galvin (D(Und)) 46.5% · Write-ins 0.4% | 282,166 |
2016 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don Young (Republican) 50.3% · Steve Lindbeck (Democrat) 36.0% · Jim C. McDermott (Libertarian) 10.3% | 308,198 |
2014 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don Young (Republican) 51.0% · Forrest Dunbar (Democrat) 41.0% · Jim C. McDermott (Libertarian) 7.6% | 279,741 |
2012 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don Young (Republican) 63.9% · Sharon M. Cissna (Democrat) 28.6% · Jim C. McDermott (Libertarian) 5.2% | 289,804 |
2010 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don Young (Republican) 69.0% · Harry T. Crawford Jr. (Democrat) 30.5% · Write-ins 0.5% | 254,335 |
2008 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don E. Young (Republican) 50.1% · Ethan A. Berkowitz (Democrat) 45.0% · Don R. Wright (Alaskan Independence) 4.5% | 316,978 |
2006 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don E. Young (Republican) 56.6% · Diane E. Benson (Democrat) 40.0% · Alexander Crawford (Libertarian) 1.7% | 234,645 |
2004 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don E. Young (Republican) 71.1% · Thomas M. Higgins (Democrat) 22.4% · Timothy A. Feller (Green) 3.8% | 299,996 |
2002 (1 race)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| At large | Don E. Young (Republican) 74.5% · Clifford Mark Greene (Democrat) 17.3% · Russell F. DeForest (Green) 6.3% | 227,725 |
Districts as numbered that year: states redraw them after each census, and some did more often. "Unopposed" is a candidate the state didn't put on the ballot because no one ran against them. Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results); 2024 from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from the state's certified results.
The presidential vote by county
Every county, 2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000
| County | 2024 Dem. · Rep. | 2020 Dem. · Rep. | 2016 Dem. · Rep. | 2012 Dem. · Rep. | 2008 Dem. · Rep. | 2004 Dem. · Rep. | 2000 Dem. · Rep. |
| District 01 | 39.2% · 56.6% | 47.5% · 48.0% | 38.8% · 47.9% | 19.7% · 76.4% | 37.3% · 59.5% | 35.2% · 60.5% | 19.3% · 70.3% |
| District 02 | 47.8% · 47.4% | 34.3% · 59.9% | 28.9% · 58.0% | 34.2% · 60.8% | 44.8% · 52.1% | 43.5% · 52.1% | 28.2% · 57.3% |
| District 03 | 55.2% · 40.5% | 22.7% · 72.5% | 16.3% · 71.0% | 33.5% · 62.1% | 64.5% · 32.3% | 55.4% · 40.8% | 44.9% · 38.1% |
| District 04 | 66.5% · 29.0% | 50.9% · 44.6% | 43.7% · 42.7% | 42.2% · 52.8% | 47.6% · 49.2% | 43.4% · 52.8% | 34.7% · 52.8% |
| District 05 | 41.5% · 54.3% | 48.6% · 47.1% | 40.3% · 46.6% | 44.8% · 49.5% | 47.6% · 48.1% | 44.1% · 51.3% | 30.0% · 55.1% |
| District 06 | 39.8% · 55.9% | 34.6% · 61.0% | 30.0% · 58.3% | 27.5% · 67.4% | 34.5% · 62.0% | 36.2% · 59.9% | 25.3% · 63.3% |
| District 07 | 26.2% · 70.5% | 23.0% · 73.0% | 18.2% · 71.6% | 25.9% · 69.3% | 39.3% · 57.8% | 37.9% · 58.2% | 21.8% · 56.1% |
| District 08 | 23.8% · 73.6% | 19.7% · 76.9% | 15.1% · 75.9% | 25.3% · 70.7% | 48.4% · 48.3% | 44.5% · 51.1% | 18.8% · 67.3% |
| District 09 | 49.4% · 47.2% | 25.2% · 70.8% | 20.6% · 68.1% | 22.5% · 73.3% | 39.3% · 58.0% | 36.4% · 60.4% | 17.7% · 70.4% |
| District 10 | 46.4% · 49.7% | 24.3% · 72.1% | 20.0% · 69.2% | 20.5% · 75.0% | 36.9% · 60.4% | 34.1% · 62.7% | 24.7% · 63.9% |
| District 11 | 47.1% · 49.4% | 29.5% · 66.8% | 22.1% · 66.5% | 25.7% · 70.2% | 19.5% · 78.4% | 25.8% · 71.2% | 29.3% · 56.7% |
| District 12 | 49.0% · 47.7% | 26.3% · 70.2% | 20.2% · 69.5% | 29.3% · 66.3% | 25.2% · 72.0% | 28.6% · 68.5% | 27.0% · 60.9% |
| District 13 | 48.6% · 47.4% | 34.6% · 60.3% | 25.8% · 61.7% | 42.5% · 53.9% | 24.3% · 73.2% | 30.1% · 66.8% | 33.5% · 48.5% |
| District 14 | 58.5% · 37.3% | 37.2% · 58.7% | 29.2% · 57.4% | 47.3% · 48.9% | 20.4% · 77.5% | 28.3% · 68.9% | 27.7% · 63.9% |
| District 15 | 47.0% · 49.4% | 47.2% · 48.0% | 36.7% · 50.7% | 50.9% · 44.6% | 22.6% · 74.2% | 30.9% · 65.3% | 35.9% · 41.8% |
| District 16 | 55.3% · 40.6% | 52.6% · 43.3% | 44.3% · 43.1% | 55.9% · 40.1% | 24.6% · 72.7% | 30.2% · 66.8% | 42.0% · 42.3% |
| District 17 | 64.7% · 31.2% | 57.1% · 38.8% | 48.5% · 38.6% | 62.2% · 33.6% | 28.0% · 70.1% | 30.0% · 67.6% | 28.9% · 59.2% |
| District 18 | 40.0% · 55.8% | 60.6% · 35.8% | 52.8% · 36.3% | 61.3% · 34.2% | 31.9% · 66.3% | 32.5% · 65.4% | 27.7% · 54.9% |
| District 19 | 56.2% · 39.2% | 58.8% · 37.3% | 55.7% · 34.1% | 49.8% · 46.5% | 42.0% · 55.7% | 37.6% · 59.5% | 29.6% · 58.1% |
| District 20 | 54.0% · 41.8% | 65.1% · 31.8% | 58.1% · 30.6% | 38.7% · 57.1% | 48.2% · 49.4% | 38.9% · 57.8% | 32.4% · 52.4% |
| District 21 | 52.1% · 44.1% | 57.4% · 39.1% | 48.8% · 40.2% | 37.4% · 59.4% | 42.0% · 55.8% | 37.4% · 60.1% | 34.8% · 49.2% |
| District 22 | 48.7% · 47.5% | 47.8% · 49.2% | 39.1% · 50.2% | 43.6% · 52.6% | 50.3% · 46.9% | 41.6% · 55.3% | 31.2% · 57.6% |
| District 23 | 38.5% · 57.1% | 49.2% · 47.2% | 41.8% · 46.9% | 37.8% · 58.9% | 57.5% · 39.6% | 46.1% · 50.6% | 27.7% · 64.0% |
| District 24 | 32.0% · 64.1% | 45.4% · 51.6% | 39.4% · 51.9% | 42.9% · 53.7% | 44.0% · 53.7% | 39.4% · 57.5% | 25.1% · 64.0% |
| District 25 | 30.3% · 65.9% | 49.3% · 47.3% | 41.6% · 47.0% | 43.2% · 52.8% | 50.2% · 47.2% | 42.5% · 53.9% | 20.7% · 66.9% |
| District 26 | 21.3% · 75.6% | 45.1% · 51.9% | 37.9% · 51.1% | 30.2% · 66.4% | 51.4% · 46.4% | 44.1% · 53.0% | 18.7% · 68.3% |
| District 27 | 20.4% · 76.6% | 51.0% · 45.5% | 42.5% · 46.5% | 41.2% · 55.6% | 36.8% · 60.7% | 36.9% · 60.2% | 21.1% · 64.3% |
| District 28 | 23.8% · 72.3% | 49.1% · 48.3% | 41.6% · 47.5% | 25.9% · 69.6% | 37.2% · 60.8% | 35.3% · 62.2% | 19.2% · 64.4% |
| District 29 | 25.8% · 70.6% | 27.8% · 69.5% | 22.4% · 67.6% | 24.1% · 72.1% | 38.6% · 59.3% | 36.0% · 61.3% | 31.8% · 45.9% |
| District 30 | 26.2% · 70.9% | 25.9% · 70.6% | 20.3% · 69.2% | 37.6% · 57.8% | 38.0% · 59.9% | 36.3% · 61.2% | 27.9% · 59.5% |
| District 31 | 46.3% · 49.6% | 40.6% · 56.2% | 34.0% · 55.2% | 50.1% · 45.2% | 35.2% · 62.8% | 34.8% · 62.9% | 30.7% · 55.8% |
| District 32 | 32.1% · 63.8% | 42.1% · 53.3% | 36.1% · 50.4% | 62.2% · 32.5% | 42.1% · 55.8% | 39.1% · 58.2% | 23.0% · 69.3% |
| District 33 | 22.8% · 73.9% | 68.8% · 27.9% | 60.2% · 27.5% | 36.4% · 57.4% | 23.4% · 73.8% | 29.2% · 67.1% | 20.3% · 66.6% |
| District 34 | 37.5% · 58.3% | 53.7% · 42.3% | 44.7% · 41.9% | 54.0% · 40.8% | 20.1% · 77.1% | 26.7% · 69.5% | 18.2% · 73.3% |
| District 35 | 50.2% · 45.2% | 49.6% · 47.2% | 41.5% · 45.4% | 40.8% · 54.9% | 44.8% · 52.2% | 43.5% · 51.9% | 18.9% · 67.0% |
| District 36 | 36.9% · 58.7% | 40.9% · 55.0% | 32.6% · 54.0% | 67.2% · 27.9% | 33.9% · 63.0% | 35.1% · 61.1% | 34.9% · 53.9% |
| District 37 | 44.2% · 50.8% | 49.8% · 45.9% | 47.8% · 38.3% | 60.7% · 35.0% | 40.0% · 57.0% | 37.8% · 58.5% | 36.2% · 54.2% |
| District 38 | 50.8% · 39.0% | 60.4% · 32.8% | 54.1% · 22.4% | 60.2% · 33.2% | 52.9% · 42.7% | 46.6% · 48.5% | 40.5% · 49.6% |
| District 39 | 51.8% · 40.2% | 60.8% · 32.9% | 55.7% · 24.9% | 55.6% · 39.1% | 52.0% · 44.8% | 42.5% · 51.7% | 44.0% · 44.7% |
| District 40 | 41.4% · 51.3% | 50.4% · 43.3% | 50.7% · 29.9% | 64.2% · 31.8% | 42.7% · 53.7% | 40.2% · 55.6% | 31.7% · 56.8% |
| District 99 | 83.8% · 12.7% | 86.1% · 13.6% | 80.1% · 11.7% | — · — | — · — | — · — | — · — |
Each party's candidate's share of all presidential votes cast in the county. MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000–2024, compiled from official results. Alaska reports by state House district, not by borough. Compare Alaska's counties on these and other figures →
How we show these
Every figure is the state's own certified count, as the Federal Election Commission and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab compiled it, and links to its source. A candidate on several party lines (New York's and Connecticut's fusion voting) is shown once, with their lines added up. We show how many votes each candidate received; we don't explain why results changed or credit anyone for them.
Quick answers
- How did Alaska vote for president in 2024?
- Donald J. Trump (Republican) received 184,458 votes (54.5%) and Kamala D. Harris (Democrat) received 140,026 votes (41.4%) of 338,177 votes cast, by the state's certified results as compiled by the Federal Election Commission.
- Who ran for U.S. Senate in Alaska in 2022?
- Lisa Murkowski (Republican, 43.4%); Kelly C. Tshibaka (Republican, 42.6%); Patricia R. Chesbro (Democrat, 10.4%); Buzz A. Kelley (Republican, 2.9%). Certified results, Federal Election Commission.
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