List of United States Senators from Alaska

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List of United States Senators from Alaska

Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. Alaska's senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Lisa Murkowski (R) and Mark Begich (D).

Class 2

# Senator Party Years Notes/other offices Congress Term Electoral history
1 Edward Lewis Bartlett.jpg Bob Bartlett Democratic January 3, 1959 –
December 11, 1968		 Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives 86 1 Elected in 1958
87 2 Re-elected in 1960
88
89
90 3 Re-elected in 1966

Died
2 Ted Stevens 109th pictorial photo.jpg Ted Stevens Republican December 24, 1968 –
January 3, 2009		 U.S. Attorney for the Alaska Territory,
Alaska House of Representatives,
Majority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives,
Senate President pro tempore		 Appointed to continue Bartlett's term
Elected to finish Bartlett's term
91
92
93 4 Elected to full term in 1972
94
95
96 5 Re-elected in 1978
97
98
99 6 Re-elected in 1984
100
101
102 7 Re-elected in 1990
103
104
105 8 Re-elected in 1996
106
107
108 9 Re-elected in 2002

Lost re-election
109
110
3 Mark Begich, official Senate photo portrait, 2009.jpg Mark Begich Democratic January 3, 2009 –
Present		 Mayor of Anchorage 111 10 Elected in 2008
112

Class 3

# Senator Party Years Notes/other offices Term Congress Electoral history
1 Ernest Gruening (D-AK).jpg Ernest Gruening Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1969		 Governor of the Alaska Territory 86 1 Elected in 1958
87
88 2 Re-elected in 1962

Lost renomination
89
90
2 Mikegravel.jpg Mike Gravel Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1981		 Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives 91 3 Elected in 1968
92
93
94 4 Re-elected in 1974

Lost renomination
95
96
3 Frank Murkowski, 105th Congress photo.jpg Frank Murkowski Republican January 3, 1981 –
December 2, 2002		 Governor of Alaska 97 5 Elected in 1980
98
99
100 6 Re-elected in 1986
101
102
103 7 Re-elected in 1992
104
105
106 8 Re-elected in 1998

Resigned to become Governor

107
4 Lisa Murkowski.jpg Lisa Murkowski Republican December 20, 2002 –
Present		 Alaska House of Representatives Appointed by her father to finish his term
108
109 9 Elected to full term in 2004
110
111
112 10 Lost renomination,
but re-elected as a write-in candidate in 2010

See also

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Lists of former House members, lists of former Senators
United States Senators from Alaska
Class 2: Bartlett • Stevens • Begich
Class 3: Gruening • Gravel • F. Murkowski • L. Murkowski
 United States Senate
 State of Alaska
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