1984 Anchorage mayoral election

The 1984 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2, 1984 to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tony Knowles.

1984 Anchorage mayoral election
October 2, 1984[1]
 
Candidate Tony Knowles Tom Fink
Popular vote 32,624 32,437
Percentage 49.4% 49.1%
Mayor before election

Tony Knowles
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Tony Knowles
Democratic

Elections in Alaska

Since at least one candidate (in this instance, two candidates) had received 40% of the vote (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff),[2] no runoff was needed.

Results
Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tony Knowles (incumbent) 32,624 49.4
Nonpartisan Tom Fink 32,437 49.1
Nonpartisan Craig Campbell 199 0.0
Nonpartisan Pat Sullivan 148 0.0
Nonpartisan Homer C. Miracle 144 0.0
Nonpartisan Aaron Belzer 121 0.0
Nonpartisan Andrew Rich 67 0.0
Write-in Write-ins 175 0.0
Total votes 65,915
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References
  1. "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE REGULAR ELECTION OCTOBER 2, 1984 SUMMARY REPORT" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

See also
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