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The 1978 Anchorage mayoral election was held between 3 October and 24 October 1978 in order to elect the mayorofAnchorage, Alaska. Incumbent Mayor George M. Sullivan was re-elected after a run-off against Dave Rose.
Since no candidate had received 40% of the vote in the first round (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff),[1] a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | George M. Sullivan (incumbent) | 11,156 | 34.79 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Rose | 10,083 | 31.44 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dick Fischer | 5,920 | 18.46 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harry Donahue | 2,741 | 8.55 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Barnes | 1,113 | 3.47 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jimmy Roush | 697 | 2.17 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Bognar | 357 | 1.11 | |
| Total votes | 32,067 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | George M. Sullivan (incumbent) | 16,458 | 55.30 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Rose | 13,306 | 44.70 | |
| Total votes | 29,764 | 100.00 | ||
