2022 Alaska Senate Election
News coverage of the Alaska Senate election. Lisa Murkowski has been the Senator from Alaska since 2002. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our Alaska election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Senate page.
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Republican CandidateLisa Murkowski Polls: 44% Sample: 6,563Percentage of News: 100%
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Center: 91%
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Top 2022 Alaska Senate Election News
Mitt Romney · WashingtonSens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced last week that she would back Jackson. With three Republicans supporting her in the 50-50 split Senate, Jackson is on a glide path to confirmation.See the Story
Murkowski, Romney back Jackson for Supreme Court
43% Center coverage: 65 sources
Abortion · WashingtonSen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is one of the few Republicans who supports abortion rights. She voted in favor of appointing Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch to the court, though she voted against Brett Kavanaugh. She also supported several of the recently-appointed justices who signed on to the leaked draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.See the Story
Murkowski: Leaked opinion on Roe v. Wade ‘rocks my confidence in the court’
Coverage: 10 sources
Mitt Romney · WashingtonRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene pushed a baseless smear about Republican senators. She described them as "pro-pedophile" for supporting Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. Critics have interpreted the attack as a covert appeal to the far-right QAnon movement. Greene has herself been accused of ties with the movement.See the Story
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls GOP senators supporting Brown "pro-pedophile"
50% Left coverage: 6 sources
Latest 2022 Alaska Senate Election News
US & Canada · WashingtonU.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Murkowski supports women's reproductive freedoms, including the right to an abortion up to fetal viability, which was established by Roe v. Wade.See the Story
Murkowski vows to work on legislation in response to abortion ruling
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
US & Canada · JuneauEstablishment Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Thursday admitted she may lose her primary bid to Donald Trump-endorsed candidate Kelly Tshibaka. Murkowski told the New York Times that Alaskans want to go with an absolute, down-the-line, always, 100-percent, never-question, rubber-stamp Republican.See the Story
Murkowski says she may lose to ‘rubber-stamp Republican’
Coverage: 2 sources
Gun Violence · WashingtonSen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told Parkland shooting survivor and gun control activist David Hogg that Congress needs to take steps on gun violence as senators work to reach a bipartisan deal on gun legislation. See the Story
Murkowski to David Hogg: ‘We owe some steps here’ on gun violence
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
AbortionSusan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Collins said that Kavanaugh told her that Roe v. Wade was a settled law. Murkowski also seemed surprised by the draft telling reporters that the soon-to-be overturned Roe decision was not the direction that she believed the court would take.See the Story
GOP Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who support abortion rights, dismayed by draft opinion on Roe V. Wade
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Politics · AlaskaDirty Republican Senator Mitch McConnell is going to spend $7 million on Lisa Murkowski from Alaska. Murkowski has voted for every anti-American bill possible while in the Senate. McConnell does not stand with the Republican Party, the Trump-Republican base (the largest base in US history), or America.See the Story
Dirt Bag McConnell's Leadership PAC Announces It Will Spend $7 million in Ads to Support Nasty RINO Murkowski in Alaska - Freedom Rock Radio
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Sarah Palin · AlaskaTrump is trying to boost Palin and take out Lisa Murkowski — plus there's ranked-choice voting in the mix.See the Story
Analysis | Palin not the sole reason Alaska is so politically interesting this year
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Abortion · AlaskaSenator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska introduced legislation to protect abortion rights even before the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.See the Story
Alaska primary pits Trumpism against GOP abortion rights campaign
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Lisa MurkowskiAs Alaskans, we are keenly aware of the condescension shown to us by the Lower 48, mostly from those who have never even visited our amazing state. It’s a common theme used by politicians who want to sound Alaskan, even though their actions sometimes do not match up with their words.See the Story
Lower 48 & D.C. Elites are funding Lisa Murkowski’s campaign
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Lisa Murkowski · AlaskaKelly Tshibaka, a Republican candidate for Senate in Alaska, blasted Lisa Murkowski over her vote in favor of the gun control bill.See the Story
Kelly Tshibaka Hits Lisa Murkowski over Gun Control Bill Vote
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is set to headline a fundraiser for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in his latest effort to boost Republicans who have come under fire…See the Story
Hogan to headline fundraiser for Murkowski in DC
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Nancy PelosiPelosi also explains why Democrats won’t take up Republican Senators Susan Collins’ and Lisa Murkowski’s legislationSee the Story
Pelosi stands by anti-abortion Democrat as Roe legislation fails
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Lisa Murkowski · AlaskaMurkowski: I support reasonable limits on abortion services related to maternal health. I oppose late-term abortion, as long as there are clear and workable exceptions in the case of rape, incest or when a woman's life is threatened. I also oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions, and oppose any requirement for individuals to provide these services against their religious beliefs.See the Story
Murkowski Reiterates Strong Support for Codification of Roe v. Wade | U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Chuck Schumer"This week's vote is not an abstract exercise; this is as real and as high stakes as it gets," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.See the Story
Joe Manchin undecided, Lisa Murkowski says she won't back codifying Roe
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 Alaska Senate Election?2022 Alaska Senate Election often has a balanced coverage.
Left: 32%
Center: 34%
Right: 27%
