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| 2 | 2008 United States Senate election in Alaska - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Democratic | Mark Begich | 151,767 | 47.77% | +37.26% |
| 5 | - | Republican | Ted Stevens (incumbent) | 147,814 | 46.52% | 31.65% |
| 6 | - | Alaskan Independence | Bob Bird | 13,197 | 4.15% | +1.22% |
| 7 | - | Libertarian | Fredrick Haase | 2,483 | 0.78% | 0.25% |
| 8 | - | Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 1,385 | 0.44% | - |
| 9 | - | Write-ins | - | 1,077 | 0.34% | - |
| 10 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,953 | 1.24% | 66.42% |
| 11 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 317,723 | - | - |
| 12 | - | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | - | - |

Question: Who won the 2008 United States Senate election in Alaska and by how many votes?
Answer: Begich won the 2008 United States Senate election in Alaska by 3,953 votes.