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 Congress Term Electoral history
1 Bob Bartlett Democratic January 3, 1959 –
December 11, 1968
86 1 Elected in 1958
87 2 Re-elected in 1960
88
89
90 3 Re-elected in 1966

Died
Vacant December 11, 1968 –
December 24, 1968
2 Ted Stevens Republican December 24, 1968 –
January 3, 2009
90 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 Democratic January 3, 2009 –
Present
111 10 Elected in 2008
112
112

Class 3

# Senator Party Years Term Congress Electoral history
1 Ernest Gruening Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1969
86 1 Elected in 1958
87
88 2 Re-elected in 1962

Lost renomination
89
90
2 Mike Gravel Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1981
91 3 Elected in 1968
92
93
94 4 Re-elected in 1974

Lost renomination
95
96
3 Frank Murkowski Republican January 3, 1981 –
December 2, 2002
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
Vacant December 2, 2002 –
December 20, 2002
107
4 Lisa Murkowski Republican December 20, 2002 –
Present
107 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
113
114

See also