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The1978 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 7, 1978. IncumbentRepublican U.S. SenatorTed Stevens was re-elected to a third term (a second full term) in office, defeating Democrat Donald Hobbs.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ted Stevens (incumbent) | 83,528 | 81.27% | |
| Democratic | Donald W. Hobbs | 10,589 | 10.30% | |
| Democratic | Joseph A. Sonneman | 8,662 | 8.43% | |
| Total votes | 102,779 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Ted Stevens (incumbent) | 92,783 | 75.59% |  1.71 | |
| Democratic | Donald W. Hobbs | 29,574 | 24.10% |  1.40 | |
| Write-in | All others | 384 | 0.31% | 0.31 | |
| Total votes | 133,364 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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