2002Final results
2002 election for U.S. Senate in Alaska
U.S. Senate · Alaska
Ted Stevens (R) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Frank Vondersaar (D) by 67.7 points.
Ted StevensRepublican · winner
78.2%179,438
Frank VondersaarDemocrat
10.5%24,133
Jim SykesGreen
7.2%16,608
Jim DoreAlaskan Independence
2.9%6,724
Leonard KarpinskiLibertarian
1.0%2,354
229,548 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Frank VondersaarTed Stevens
$1.1K
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$1K
Spent by the campaign
$2.4M
$0
Cash on hand
$672.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 11, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002
The candidates
Ted Stevens (R)Frank Vondersaar (D)Jim Sykes (G)
Also on the ballot: Jim Dore (Alaskan Independence), 2.9%; Leonard Karpinski (Libertarian), 1.0%