Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she took the “Boy Scout approach” to her campaign — focusing on being prepared.
Murkowski won re-election Tuesday, beating out a crowded field that included Libertarian Joe Miller, Democrat Ray Metcalfe and independent Margaret Stock.
Murkowski says she started thinking about this campaign in 2011, shortly after her last campaign ended.
She says that included recognizing the need to build a strong team early and build a ground game to energize the people who supported her in 2010 and bring in new support.
Murkowski was reluctant to declare victory after her race was called by The Associated Press, telling supporters she wanted to see some more numbers reported by precincts. But she said she liked what she was seeing.
