Alaska has had a long history of primary defeats for incumbent U.S. Senators, with Ernest Gruening, Mike Gravel and Lisa Murkowski all being defeated for the nomination to their re-election.
ɐlˈæskə hɐz hæd ɐ lˈɔŋ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv pɹˈaɪmɚɹi dᵻfˈiːts fɔːɹ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnəɾɚz, wɪð ˈɜːnɪst ɡɹˈuːnɪŋ, mˈaɪk ɡɹˈævəl ænd lˈiːsə mɜːkˈaʊski ˈɔːl bˌiːɪŋ dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd fɚðə nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə ðɛɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən.