2016Final results
2016 election for U.S. Senate in Alaska
U.S. Senate · Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (R) won with 44.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Miller (Lib) by 15.2 points.
Lisa MurkowskiRepublican · winner
44.4%138,149
Joe MillerLibertarian
29.2%90,825
Margaret StockIndependent
13.2%41,194
Ray MetcalfeDemocrat
11.6%36,200
Breck A. CraigIndependent
0.8%2,609
Ted GianoutsosIndependent
0.6%1,758
311,441 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ray MetcalfeLisa Murkowski
$18.3K
Raised by the campaign
$4.4M
$14.2K
Spent by the campaign
$6M
$4.1K
Cash on hand
$91.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Margaret Stock $744.8K · Joe Miller $387.5K · Breck A. Craig $17.6K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016
The candidates
Lisa Murkowski (R)Joe Miller (L)Margaret Stock (I)Ray Metcalfe (D)
Also on the ballot: Breck A. Craig (Independent), 0.8%; Ted Gianoutsos (Independent), 0.6%