1987 Anchorage mayoral election
The 1987 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 12 and November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw election of Tom Fink.
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Incumbent mayor Tony Knowles was term-limited.
Since at no candidate received 40% of the vote in the first round (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff), a runoff was held between the top-two finishers of the first round.[3][4]
Candidates
- Larry Baker
- H. A. "Red" Boucher, member of the Alaska House of Representatives, former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, and former mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska
- Tom Fink, former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives and Republican nominee for governor of Alaska in 1982
- Bud Knox
- Paul Honeman
- Tom O'Shaughnessy
- J. E. Stonerock
- Mike "Mafia Mike" Von Gnatensky
- Dave Walsh
Results
First round
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Dave Walsh | 18,200 | 35.20 | |
Nonpartisan | Tom Fink | 15,666 | 30.30 | |
Nonpartisan | H. A. "Red" Boucher | 12,346 | 23.88 | |
Nonpartisan | Larry Baker | 3,342 | 6.46 | |
Nonpartisan | Mike "Mafia Mike" Von Gnatensky | 1,725 | 3.34 | |
Nonpartisan | Paul Honeman | 191 | 0.37 | |
Nonpartisan | J. E. Stonerock | 107 | 0.21 | |
Nonpartisan | Bud Knox | 95 | 0.18 | |
Nonpartisan | Tom O'Shaughnessy | 40 | 0.08 | |
Total votes | 51,712 | 100 |
Result
- "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE REGULAR ELECTION OCTOBER 6, 1987 SUMMARY REPORT REPORT NUMBER 21" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE TALLY SHEET RUN–OFF ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1987 OFFICIAL RESULTS REGULAR, ABSENTEE AND QUESTIONED BALLOTS" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. November 3, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- "Fink Changes Stance on Using Permanent Fund". Newspapers.com. Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. October 15, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9M8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n6YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fink%20boucher&pg=1462%2C3451336
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