More stories on the Murkowski/Miller Senate race

12:00 AM AKDT, October 5, 2010

Tea Party ad puts Murkowski's lawyers on the defensive

Lisa Murkowski's campaign staff is trying to keep a new Tea Party ad off local television, because, they say, it's littered with lies and mischaracterizations.

8:52 PM AKDT, September 19, 2010

McAdams welcomes Murkowski's write-in Senate bid

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Scott McAdams says he welcomes the challenge of Sen. Lisa Murkowski running as a write-in candidate.  

6:47 PM AKDT, September 18, 2010

Murkowski decision opens 3-way Senate race

After weeks of speculation on whether Sen. Lisa Murkowski would stay in the U.S. Senate race after losing the Republican primary to Joe Miller, Murkowski announced Friday that she will run as a write-in candidate.

12:02 PM AKDT, September 17, 2010

Murkowski running as write-in

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Friday evening that she will be continuing on in the race for the U.S. Senate with a write-in campaign, despite a loss in the Republican primary to challenger Joe Miller.

10:53 PM AKDT, September 16, 2010

Murkowski to announce campaign plans Friday

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is on her way back to Alaska, and plans to announce at Anchorage's Dena'ina Center at 5 p.m. Friday whether she's getting back into the U.S. Senate race -- but Alaskans are already weighing in on her political future.

12:00 AM AKDT, September 14, 2010

Murkowski not seeking Libertarian spot

Sen. Lisa Murkowski confirmed in a release Tuesday that she has not sought the Libertarian party’s nomination for the November election, saying “I will not wrap myself in the flag of another political party for the sake of election at any cost.”

12:59 PM AKDT, September 14, 2010

Murkowski returning to Washington

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is on her way back to Washington.

1:09 PM AKDT, September 13, 2010

Murkowski stays in Alaska while Congress reconvenes

Congress has resumed its work but U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski isn't in Washington.

12:00 AM AKDT, September 7, 2010

AP: Murkowski says she's not a quitter

A week after conceding the GOP primary, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and "still in this game."

10:21 PM AKDT, September 5, 2010

Miller cited in Fairbanks vehicle accident

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller has been found at fault in a three-car accident in Fairbanks last month.

11:39 PM AKDT, September 2, 2010

Speculation swirls about Murkowski Libertarian Senate run

A new poll shows Alaskans might be interested in Sen. Lisa Murkowski staying in the race for U.S. Senate. Murkowski's friend, Andrew Halcro, commissioned a poll showing that in a three-way Senate race Murkowski comes out on top.

10:50 PM AKDT, September 1, 2010

Begich says Miller win would hurt Alaska

As Republican U.S. Senate nominee Joe Miller prepares to face Democrat Scott McAdams in the general election, Sen. Mark Begich -- soon to be the state’s senior senator -- says Miller will hurt Alaska if he wins.

10:42 PM AKDT, August 31, 2010

Republican primary comes to an end; general election takes shape

It's been an emotional day for Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's staff and supporters realizing they don't have the votes to push on to November's general election.

6:22 PM AKDT, August 31, 2010

Murkowski concession ends well-funded re-election campaign

Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded a hard-fought Senate campaign in the Republican primary Tuesday evening, clearing the way for challenger Joe Miller to face Democrat Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams for the seat held by Alaska’s senior U.S. senator.

11:46 AM AKDT, August 31, 2010

Miller lead shrinks in initial absentee count

New numbers from the Alaska Division of Elections are in for the closely contested U.S. Senate Republican primary, after election workers began counting absentee ballots shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

12:00 AM AKDT, August 30, 2010

Murkowski will not run as a Libertarian

The Alaska Libertarian Party says it does not want Lisa Murkowski as its candidate.

9:42 PM AKDT, August 27, 2010

Miller tweet ignites Senate campaign firestorm

The absentee votes are waiting to be counted in the Republican Senate primary, but the campaigns of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski and challenger Joe Miller are still taking jabs at each other -- and the race's tone turned ugly Friday.

9:45 PM AKDT, August 25, 2010

Future uncertain for Republican Senate candidates

What's next for the loser of the Republican U.S. Senate primary isn't very clear Wednesday, with both incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s and challenger Joe Miller’s campaigns keeping pretty quiet.

10:36 PM AKDT, August 26, 2010

Libertarians would welcome Murkowski Senate bid

As absentee ballots continue to pour into the state Division of Elections, speculation continues to fly about Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s options if she isn't able to pull ahead of challenger Joe Miller when absentee numbers are released on Tuesday.

August 25, 2010

Murkowski still confident she can overcome deficit

Sen. Lisa Murkowski remains confident that she will overcome a narrow deficit and prevail in her surprisingly tight re-election race.

2:44 AM AKDT, August 25, 2010

Miller, McAdams lead Senate primaries

The Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate captured the attention of the state -- and it looks like incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski is losing ground to challenger Joe Miller.

11:28 PM AKDT, August 23, 2010

Miller, Murkowski prepare for Republican primary

On Tuesday, the state will finally see who has won the hearts and minds of Alaskans during the Republican primary for U.S. Senate: incumbent Lisa Murkowski or challenger Joe Miller.

July 9, 2010

Murkowski, Miller prepare for Republican U.S. Senate primary

The Republican U.S. Senate race between Sen. Lisa Murkowski and challenger Joe Miller might be one of the most interesting contests in Alaska's primaries this August -- one many predict could turn ugly.

10:04 PM AKDT, September 3, 2010

Division of Elections continues primary ballot count

The Division of Elections continued to count outstanding ballots Friday. In the Anchorage office alone, more than 3,500 questioned ballots and about 750 absentee ballots were counted.

9:54 PM AKDT, August 24, 2010

Miller holds early lead in GOP Senate race

Joe Miller, hoping to upset incumbent Lisa Murkowski, holds the early lead in the Republican race for U.S. Senate.

5:01 PM AKDT, August 24, 2010

Alaskans head to polls for 2010 primary

Tuesday was Primary Day in Alaska, offering candidates what could be their final opportunity to earn your vote.

1:04 AM AKDT, August 19, 2010

Murkowski, Miller meet in first Senate debate

In the Republican U.S. Senate race’s fierce first debate Thursday night, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and challenger Joe Miller finally got to talk about the issues -- and it was their questions for each other that got all the attention.

4:45 AM AKDT, July 31, 2010

College Republicans hosting Murkowski, Stevens

Alaska College Republicans are hosting a meet-and-greet this weekend with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.

12:00 AM AKDT, July 28, 2010

NRA PAC endorses Murkowski

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has gotten the endorsement of the National Rifle Association's political action committee.

July 19, 2010

Tea Party Express arrives under cloud to campaign for Miller

The Tea Party Express is in Anchorage to support U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller's campaign in the Republican primary, but it's also answering questions about a controversial blog post by its spokesperson, Mark Williams.

July 19, 2010

Miller answers questions about Fairbanks personnel records

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller's campaign is defending itself Monday after questions arose about Miller's resignation from the Fairbanks North Star Borough and his ineligibility for re-hire at the borough.

July 16, 2010

Alaska incumbents' funds lead challengers in federal races

Incumbents in Alaska's U.S. House and Senate races continue to rake in the cash -- and spend it.

July 15, 2010

Fairbanks North Star Borough to release Miller records

The Fairbanks North Star Borough says it will release some records dealing with U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller's seven years as an assistant borough attorney.

July 12, 2010

Republican candidates united at parental rights fundraiser

Numerous Republican candidates for office gathered at a fundraiser for Alaskans for Parental Rights Monday night, in a rare show of party unity before an election-year primary.

July 10, 2010

Murkowski criticizes Senate primary opponent Miller's campaign

Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's disappointed in the way her Republican primary opponent is running his campaign. She says Joe Miller has spent more time attacking her than offering new ideas.

July 3, 2010

Murkowski: 'Bit surprised' by Palin endorsement of Miller

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she was a "bit surprised" Sarah Palin endorsed her opponent in the Republican primary, given Palin's past support for her. But Murkowski says there are no hard feelings.

June 23, 2010

Tea party group turning attention to Alaska

A national tea party group is turning its focus to Alaska's U.S. Senate race.

June 2, 2010

Palin endorses GOP challenger in Alaska Senate

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed a challenger to incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican August primary.

April 19, 2010

Miller plans to take on Murkowski in US Senate election

Joe Miller formally announced his candidacy Monday for the U.S. Senate.

2:48 PM AKDT, September 10, 2010

Libertarian candidate says he may reconsider bid if asked by Murkowski

Libertarian U.S. Senate  candidate David Haase says he sees no reason to withdraw his candidacy. But he says he may rethink his position if Sen. Lisa Murkowski personally asks him

12:00 AM AKDT, September 20, 2010

Miller, Murkowski and McAdams compete for support

As the three-way race for U.S. Senate enters its first full week, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski and Scott McAdams are trying to build support for the November election.

12:00 AM AKDT, October 11, 2010

Lawsuit filed to get Joe Miller's personnel records

United States Senate candidate Joe Miller says he's not answering any more questions from reporters about his personal life or background until after the election.