1981 Anchorage mayoral election

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1981 Anchorage mayoral election
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  1978 October 4, 1981 (first round) [1]
October 27, 1981 (runoff) [2]
1984  
  GovTonyKnowles (1).jpg Joe L. Hayes (3x4a).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Tony Knowles Joe L. Hayes Dave Walsh
First-round vote20,09020,05910,090
First-round percentage39.58%39.51%19.88%
Second-round vote24,53921,463
Second-round percentage53.34%46.66%

Mayor before election

George M. Sullivan
Republican

Elected Mayor

Tony Knowles
Democratic

The 1981 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 4 and October 27, 1981, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw election of Tony Knowles.

Contents

Since no candidate had received 40% of the vote in the first round(which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff), [3] a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.

Results

First round

Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tony Knowles 20,090 39.58
Nonpartisan Joe L. Hayes 20,059 39.51
NonpartisanDave Walsh10,09019.88
NonpartisanMatt Hammer4190.83
NonpartisanDrew M. Angel1440.28
Total votes50,764

Runoff

Results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tony Knowles 24,539 53.34
Nonpartisan Joe L. Hayes 21,46346.66
Total votes46,002

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References

  1. 1 2 "October 4, 1981 REGULAR ELECTION" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "RUN-OFF ELECTION OF 10/27/81 MAYORAL ELECTION" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

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