1996 United States Senate election in Alaska

The 1996 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Ted Stevens ran for re-election to a sixth term (a fifth full term) in the United States Senate. Stevens faced off against Democratic nominee Theresa Obermeyer, a former member of the Anchorage School Board, and Green Party nominee Jed Whittaker, a commercial fisherman. Stevens won in a landslide.

1996 United States Senate election in Alaska

November 5, 1996
 
Nominee Ted Stevens Jed Whittaker Theresa Obermeyer
Party Republican Green Democratic
Popular vote 177,893 29,037 23,977
Percentage 76.71% 12.52% 10.34%

Results by state house district
Stevens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Ted Stevens
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Stevens
Republican

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