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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in Alaska

Mike Gravel (Democrat) beat Elmer E. Rasmuson (Republican) in Alaska in 1968, 45.1% to 37.4%, a margin of 7.7 points and 6,241 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1962, when Ernest Gruening won.

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Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Gravel won	Democratic	36,527	45.1%
Elmer E. Rasmuson	Republican	30,286	37.4%
Ernest Gruening	Write-in	14,118	17.4%
Total		80,931

Alaska Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Lisa Murkowski (R)	R+33.0
2020	Dan Sullivan (R)	R+12.7
2016	Lisa Murkowski (R)	R+32.7
2014	Dan Sullivan (R)	R+2.1
2010	Lisa Murkowski (other)
2008	Mark Begich (D)	D+1.2
2004	Lisa Murkowski (R)	R+3.0
2002	Ted Stevens (R)	R+67.7
1998	Frank Murkowski (R)	R+54.8
1996	Ted Stevens (R)	R+66.4
1992	Frank Murkowski (R)	R+14.6
1990	Ted Stevens (R)	R+34.0
1986	Frank H. Murkowski (R)	R+9.9
1984	Ted Stevens (R)	R+42.7
1980	Frank H. Murkowski (R)	R+7.8
1978	Ted Stevens (R)	R+51.5
1974	Mike Gravel (D)	D+16.6
1972	Ted Stevens (R)	R+54.6
1968	Mike Gravel (D)	D+7.7
1966	Bob Bartlett (D)	D+51.1
1962	Ernest Gruening (D)	D+16.3
1960	Bob Bartlett (D)	D+26.8
1958	Bob Bartlett (D)	D+68.9

1968 US Senate election in Alaska

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