2015 Anchorage mayoral election

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2015 Anchorage mayoral election
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  2012 April 7, 2015 (first round) [1] [2]
May 5, 2015 (runoff) [2]
2018  
Turnout27.0% (first round)
32.6% (runoff)
  Ethan Berkowitz 2012.jpg Amy Demboski.jpg
Candidate Ethan Berkowitz Amy Demboski
First round20,451
37.01%
13,337
24.13%
Second round40,826
60.62%
26,519
39.38%

 
Candidate Andrew Halcro Dan Coffey
First round11,956
21.64%
7,960
14.40%
Second roundEliminatedEliminated

2015 Anchorage mayoral runoff election by precinct.svg
Runoff results by precinct:

Mayor before election

Dan Sullivan
Republican

Elected Mayor

Ethan Berkowitz
Democratic

The 2015 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 7 and May 5, 2015, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw election of Ethan Berkowitz.

Contents

Since no candidate obtained a 45% plurality in the first round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.

Results

First round

First round results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Ethan Berkowitz 20,451 37.01
Nonpartisan Amy Demboski 13,337 24.13
Nonpartisan Andrew Halcro 11,95621.64
NonpartisanDan Coffey7,96014.40
NonpartisanDustin Darden5711.03
NonpartisanLance Ahern3950.71
NonpartisanPaul Bauer2170.39
NonpartisanTimothy Huit1200.22
NonpartisanJacob Seth Kern570.10
NonpartisanChristopher Jamison450.08
NonpartisanSamuel Joe Speziale310.06
Write-inWrite-ins1200.22
Turnout 55,26027.0

Runoff

Runoff results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Ethan Berkowitz 40,826 60.62
NonpartisanAmy Demboski26,51939.38
Turnout 67,34532.6

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References

  1. "ALASKA PUBLIC OFFICES COMMISSION GROUP REPORTING DATES ANCHORAGE 2015 MUNICIPAL ELECTION Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Anchorage Municipal Election" (PDF). Alaska Department of Administration. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Anchorage, Alaska municipal elections, 2015". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. "Election Summary Report 2015 Regular Municipal Election Summary for Jurisdiction Wide Unofficial Results" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. April 10, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. "Election Summary Report 2015 Runoff Election Summary for Jurisdiction Wide Unofficial Results" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

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