List of United States senators from Alaska
Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. Alaska's United States Senate seats belong to Class 2 and Class 3. The state's current senators are Republicans Lisa Murkowski (serving since 2002) and Dan Sullivan (serving since 2015). A total of eight people have represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate. Ted Stevens is Alaska's longest-serving senator(December 24, 1968 - January 3, 2009).
List of senators[]
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | Bob Bartlett |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – December 11, 1968 |
Elected in 1958. | 1 | 86th | 1 | Elected in 1958. | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1969 |
Democratic | Ernest Gruening |
1 |
Re-elected in 1960. | 2 | 87th | ||||||||||
88th | 2 | Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination and then lost reelection as an independent. | ||||||||||
89th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Died. |
3 | 90th | ||||||||||
Vacant | December 11, 1968 – December 24, 1968 |
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2 | Ted Stevens |
Republican | December 24, 1968 – January 3, 2009 |
Appointed to continue Bartlett's term. Elected in 1970 to finish Bartlett's term. | ||||||||
91st | 3 | Elected in 1968. | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 |
Democratic | Mike Gravel |
2 | ||||||
92nd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1972. | 4 | 93rd | ||||||||||
94th | 4 | Re-elected in 1974. Lost renomination. | ||||||||||
95th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1978. | 5 | 96th | ||||||||||
97th | 5 | Elected in 1980. | January 3, 1981 – December 2, 2002 |
Republican | Frank Murkowski |
3 | ||||||
98th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1984. | 6 | 99th | ||||||||||
100th | 6 | Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||||||
101st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1990. | 7 | 102nd | ||||||||||
103rd | 7 | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||||||
104th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1996. | 8 | 105th | ||||||||||
106th | 8 | Re-elected in 1998. Resigned to become Governor of Alaska. | ||||||||||
107th | ||||||||||||
December 2, 2002 – December 20, 2002 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to finish her father's term. | December 20, 2002 – Present |
Republican | Lisa Murkowski |
4 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 2002. Lost re-election. |
9 | 108th | ||||||||||
109th | 9 | Elected to full term in 2004. | ||||||||||
110th | ||||||||||||
3 | Mark Begich |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 |
Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
10 | 111th | ||||||
112th | 10 | Lost renomination, but re-elected as a write-in candidate in 2010. | ||||||||||
113th | ||||||||||||
4 | Dan Sullivan |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – Present |
Elected in 2014. | 11 | 114th | ||||||
115th | 11 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2020. | 12 | 117th | ||||||||||
118th | 12 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
119th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2026 election. | 13 | 120th | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
Living former senators[]
As of August 2021, there are two living former U.S. senators from Alaska. The most recent senator to die was Mike Gravel (served 1969–1981) on June 26, 2021. The most recently serving senator to die was Ted Stevens (served 1968-2009) on August 9, 2010.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Frank Murkowski | January 3, 1981 – December 2, 2002 | March 28, 1933 |
Mark Begich | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 | March 30, 1962 |
Superlatives[]
Longest service[]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Ted Stevens | December 24, 1968 | January 3, 2009 | 40 years, 10 days (14,620 days) |
Frank Murkowski | January 3, 1981 | December 2, 2002 | 21 years, 333 days (8,003 days) |
Lisa Murkowski | December 20, 2002 | Present | 18 years, 251 days (6,826 days) |
Mike Gravel | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1981 | 12 years, 0 days (4,383 days) |
Ernest Gruening | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1969 | 10 years, 0 days (3,653 days) |
Shortest service[]
Excluding incumbents
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Mark Begich | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2015 | 6 years, 0 days (2,191 days) |
Bob Bartlett | January 3, 1959 | December 11, 1968 | 9 years, 343 days (3,630 days) |
Ernest Gruening | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1969 | 10 years, 0 days (3,653 days) |
Mike Gravel | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1981 | 12 years, 0 days (4,383 days) |
Frank Murkowski | January 3, 1981 | December 2, 2002 | 21 years, 333 days (8,003 days) |
Youngest at beginning of service[]
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
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Mike Gravel | May 13, 1930 | January 3, 1969 | 38 years, 7 months and 21 days |
Ted Stevens | November 18, 1923 | December 24, 1968 | 45 years, 1 month and 6 days |
Lisa Murkowski | May 22, 1957 | December 20, 2002 | 45 years, 6 months and 28 days |
Mark Begich | March 30, 1962 | January 3, 2009 | 46 years, 9 months and 4 days |
Frank Murkowski | March 28, 1933 | January 3, 1981 | 47 years, 9 months and 6 days |
Oldest at end of service[]
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
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Ted Stevens | November 18, 1923 | January 3, 2009 | 85 years, 1 month and 16 days |
Ernest Gruening | February 6, 1887 | January 3, 1969 | 81 years, 10 months and 28 days |
Frank Murkowski | March 28, 1933 | December 2, 2002 | 69 years, 8 months and 4 days |
Bob Bartlett | April 20, 1904 | December 11, 1968 | 64 years, 7 months and 21 days |
Lisa Murkowski | May 22, 1957 | Present | 64 years, 3 months and 6 days |
In fiction[]
They Shall Have Stars, the first volume in science fiction writer James Blish's Cities in Flight series, was published in 1950 and is set in a fictional 2013. A major character is Alaska Senator Bliss Wagoner, head of the Joint Congressional Committee on Space Flight, who is depicted as playing a crucial role in Humanity's spread into space. At the time of writing, Alaska was not yet a state and had no Senators, but Blish correctly assumed that this would come about by 2013.
See also[]
- List of United States representatives from Alaska
- United States congressional delegations from Alaska
- Alaska's at-large congressional district
External links[]
- Alaska Senators, Representatives on GovTrack.us
- United States senators from Alaska
- Lists of Alaska politicians
- Lists of United States senators by state