1986 United States Senate election in Alaska

The 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Frank Murkowski ran for a second term in the United States Senate and was primarily opposed by Alaska Pacific University President Glenn Olds. Following a highly competitive election in 1980, Murkowski faced a legitimate opponent in Glenn Olds, and the contest was fairly close. However, in the end, Murkowski was able to defeat Olds by a slightly wider margin than he won by six years prior.

1986 United States Senate election in Alaska

← 1980 November 4, 1986 1992 →
 
Nominee Frank Murkowski Glenn Olds
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 97,764 79,727
Percentage 54.02% 44.10%

Results by state house district
Murkowski:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Olds:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Murkowski
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Murkowski
Republican

Open primary

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Candidates

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Republican

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Democratic

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Libertarian

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Results

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Open primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Murkowski (inc.) 91,705 63.11%
Democratic Glenn Olds 36,995 25.46%
Democratic Bill Barnes 4,871 3.35%
Libertarian Chuck House 4,265 2.94%
Democratic Dave J. Carlson 4,211 2.90%
Democratic Michael J. Bruner 1,809 1.24%
Democratic Karl Francis 1,454 1.00%
Total votes 145,310 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1986 United States Senate election in Alaska[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank Murkowski (inc.) 97,674 54.02% +0.34%
Democratic Glenn Olds 79,727 44.10% −1.84%
Libertarian Chuck House 3,161 1.75%
Write-ins 239 0.13%
Majority 17,947 9.93% +2.17%
Turnout 180,801
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Results - August 26, 1986 Primary Election" (PDF). State of Alaska Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 1.
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