2015 Anchorage mayoral election

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.

2015 Anchorage mayoral election

April 7, 2015 (first-round)[1][2] May 5, 2015 (runoff)[2]
Turnout	27.0% (first round) 32.6% (runoff)
Candidate Ethan Berkowitz Amy Demboski First-round vote 20,451 13,337 First-round percentage 37.01% 24.13% Second-round vote 40,826 20,116 Second-round percentage 60.62% 47.51%   Candidate Andrew Halcro Dan Coffey First-round vote 11,956 7,960 First-round percentage 21.64% 14.40%
Mayor before election Dan Sullivan Republican Elected Mayor Ethan Berkowitz Democratic

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Ethan Berkowitz	20,451	37.01
	Nonpartisan	Amy Demboski	13,337	24.13
	Nonpartisan	Andrew Halcro	11,956	21.64
	Nonpartisan	Dan Coffey	7,960	14.40
	Nonpartisan	Dustin Darden	571	1.03
	Nonpartisan	Lance Ahern	395	0.71
	Nonpartisan	Paul Bauer	217	0.39
	Nonpartisan	Timothy Huit	120	0.22
	Nonpartisan	Christopher Jamison	45	0.08
	Nonpartisan	Samuel Joe Speziale	31	0.06
	Write-in	Write-ins	120	0.22
Turnout			55,260	27.0

Runoff

Runoff results[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Ethan Berkowitz	40,826	60.62
	Nonpartisan	Amy Demboski	20,116	47.51
Turnout			67,345	32.6

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 13 November 2019.
2. "Anchorage, Alaska municipal elections, 2015". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
3. "OFFICIAL CUMULATIVE WITH A & O REGULAR ELECITON APRIL 04, 2000 MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. 17 April 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
4. "Election Summary Report 2015 Runoff Election Summary for Jurisdiction Wide Unofficial Results" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. May 8, 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

See also