Lisa Murkowski (R)
Senator 1
Dan Sullivan (R)
Senator 2
2
Total Senate seats
Historical data
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Data table
Compared to the United States
| Indicator | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Senate seats held by Republicans | 2 | 1 |
National ranking
Alaska ranks #23 of 25 states by u.s. senate seats.
| #1 | Vermont | 3 |
| #2 | Ohio | 2 |
| #3 | Florida | 2 |
| #4 | Illinois | 2 |
| #5 | New Jersey | 2 |
| #6 | Montana | 2 |
| #7 | Virginia | 2 |
| #8 | Minnesota | 2 |
| #9 | New Hampshire | 2 |
| #10 | Wisconsin | 2 |
| #11 | Michigan | 2 |
| #12 | Delaware | 2 |
| #13 | Utah | 2 |
| #14 | Colorado | 2 |
| #15 | Oregon | 2 |
| #16 | Georgia | 2 |
| #17 | Rhode Island | 2 |
| #18 | New Mexico | 2 |
| #19 | South Dakota | 2 |
| #20 | Maine | 2 |
| #21 | North Carolina | 2 |
| #22 | Wyoming | 1 |
| #23 | Alaska | 1 |
| #24 | Kentucky | 0 |
| #25 | Louisiana | 0 |
Overview
Senator Lisa Murkowski, first appointed in 2002, has built a reputation as one of the Senate's more independent-minded Republicans, occasionally breaking from party lines on key votes.
Did you know?
- Lisa Murkowski won re-election in 2010 as a write-in candidate after losing her primary.
- Both of Alaska's senators serve on committees influential to the state's oil and fisheries industries.