1990 Anchorage mayoral election

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1990 Anchorage mayoral election
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  1987 October 2, 1990 (first round)
October 30, 1990 (runoff)
1994  
Turnout50.86% (runoff) [1]
  Tom Fink 1975 (1).jpg 3x4.svg H. A. Boucher (3x4).jpg
Candidate Tom Fink Rick Mystrom H. A. "Red" Boucher
First-round vote
First-round percentage38.6%38.4%21.5%
Second-round vote30,33829,245
Second-round percentage50.92%49.08%

Mayor before election

Tony Knowles
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Fink
Republican

The 1990 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2 and October 30, 1990, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tom Fink.

Contents

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.

Candidates

Results

First round

1990 Anchorage mayoral general election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tom Fink (incumbent) 38.6
Nonpartisan Rick Mystrom 38.4
Nonpartisan H. A. "Red" Boucher 21.5
Total votes100

Runoff

1990 Anchorage mayoral runoff election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Tom Fink (incumbent) 30,338 50.92
NonpartisanRick Mystrom29,24549.08
Total votes59,583 100

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References

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