1958 United States Senate elections in Alaska

Three of the four candidates for U.S. Senate celebrate Alaska statehood. From left to right: Ernest Gruening, Bob Bartlett, and Mike Stepovich.

The 1958 United States Senate elections in Alaska were held November 25, 1958. The elections were held in anticipation of Alaska's admission as the forty-ninth State in the union, effective January 3, 1959. The state held two simultaneous elections to determine their first senators.

Both elections were won by the Democratic Party. The new Senators, Bob Bartlett and Ernest Gruening, were sworn into office alongside those Senators elected in the 1958 United States Senate elections held three weeks earlier.

Class 2[]

1958 class 2 Senate election

November 25, 1958 1960 →

Nominee Bob Bartlett R. E. Robertson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 40,939 7,299 Percentage 83.83% 14.95%

Elected U.S. Senator Bob Bartlett Democratic

This election was for the class 2 term expiring in 1961. It was won by Democrat Bob Bartlett.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Bob Bartlett, Territorial Delegate at-large to the U.S. House of Representatives

Results[]

Delegate Bartlett was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• R. E. Robertson, attorney and former Mayor of Juneau

Results[]

Robertson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election[]

Results[]

Class 3[]

1958 class 3 Senate election

November 25, 1958 1962 →

Nominee Ernest Gruening Mike Stepovich Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 26,045 23,464 Percentage 52.61% 47.39%

Elected U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening Democratic

This election was for the class 3 term expiring in 1963. It was won by Democrat Ernest Gruening.

General election[]

Candidates[]

• Ernest Gruening, former Territorial Governor (1939–53) (Democratic)
• Mike Stepovich, incumbent Territorial Governor (Republican)

Results[]

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