The 1978 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ted Stevens was re-elected to a third term (a second full term) in office, defeating Democrat Donald Hobbs.
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 Results by state house district Stevens: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Open primary
editCandidates
editDemocratic
edit- Donald W. Hobbs, candidate for Senate in 1974
- Joseph A. Sonneman, attorney and photographer from Juneau
Republican
edit- Ted Stevens, incumbent Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted Stevens (incumbent) | 83,528 | 81.27% | |
| Democratic | Donald W. Hobbs | 10,589 | 10.30% | |
| Democratic | Joseph A. Sonneman | 8,662 | 8.43% | |
| Total votes | 102,779 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted Stevens (incumbent) | 92,783 | 75.59% |  1.71 | |
| Democratic | Donald W. Hobbs | 29,574 | 24.10% |  1.40 | |
| Write-in | All others | 384 | 0.31% | 0.31 | |
| Total votes | 133,364 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - AK US Senate - Open Primary Race - Aug 22, 1978". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AK US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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