1987 Anchorage mayoral election

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1987 Anchorage mayoral election
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  1984 October 12, 1987 (first round) [1]
November 3, 1987 (runoff) [2]
1990  
Turnout52.46% (runoff) [2]
  Tom Fink 1975 (1).jpg 3x4.svg H. A. Boucher (3x4).jpg
Candidate Tom Fink Dave Walsh H. A. "Red" Boucher
First-round vote15,66618,20012,346
First-round percentage30.30%35.20%23.88%
Second-round vote30,96223,214
Second-round percentage57.15%42.85%

 
CandidateLarry Baker
First-round vote3,342
First-round percentage6.46%

Mayor before election

Tony Knowles
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Fink
Republican

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.

Contents

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

Results

First round

1987 Anchorage mayoral general election [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Dave Walsh 18,200 35.20
Nonpartisan Tom Fink 15,666 30.30
Nonpartisan H. A. "Red" Boucher 12,34623.88
NonpartisanLarry Baker3,3426.46
NonpartisanMike "Mafia Mike" Von Gnatensky1,7253.34
NonpartisanPaul Honeman1910.37
NonpartisanJ. E. Stonerock1070.21
NonpartisanBud Knox950.18
NonpartisanTom O'Shaughnessy400.08
Total votes51,712 100

Runoff

1987 Anchorage mayoral runoff election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tom Fink 30,962 57.15
NonpartisanDave Walsh23,21442.85
Total votes54,176 100

Result

  1. "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE REGULAR ELECTION OCTOBER 6, 1987 SUMMARY REPORT REPORT NUMBER 21" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  3. "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Fink Changes Stance on Using Permanent Fund" . Newspapers.com. Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. October 15, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9M8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n6YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fink%20boucher&pg=1462%2C3451336 [ dead link ]

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