Nicholas J. Begich III
RRepublicanAK · Representative
55
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence4
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone16
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency44
Avg: 57
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology0
Wins
1
Losses
1
Races
2014
Senate · AKRDan Sullivan
135,445 votes48.0%
DMark Begich
129,431 votes45.8%
LMark S. Fish
10,512 votes3.7%
nTed Gianoutsos
5,636 votes2.0%
In the 2014 Senate race for AK Senate seat, Dan Sullivan (R) won with 48.0% of the vote, defeating Mark Begich (D) who received 45.8%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 2.1-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.
This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Republican, Dan Sullivan benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Democrat in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.