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1987 Anchorage mayoral election
← 1984 October 12, 1987 (first round)[1]
November 3, 1987 (runoff)[2]		 1990 →
Turnout52.46% (runoff)[2]
 
Candidate Tom Fink Dave Walsh H. A. "Red" Boucher
First-round vote 15,666 18,200 12,346
First-round percentage 30.30% 35.20% 23.88%
Second-round vote 30,962 23,214
Second-round percentage 57.15% 42.85%
 
Candidate Larry Baker
First-round vote 3,342
First-round percentage 6.46%
Mayor before election

Tony Knowles
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Fink
Republican

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    • The 1987 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 12 and November 3, 1987, to elect the mayorofAnchorage, Alaska. It saw election of Tom Fink.

    Incumbent mayor Tony Knowles was term-limited.

    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.[3][4]

    Candidates

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    Results

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    First round

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    1987 Anchorage mayoral general election[4][5]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Nonpartisan Dave Walsh 18,200 35.20
    Nonpartisan Tom Fink 15,666 30.30
    Nonpartisan H. A. "Red" Boucher 12,346 23.88
    Nonpartisan Larry Baker 3,342 6.46
    Nonpartisan Mike "Mafia Mike" Von Gnatensky 1,725 3.34
    Nonpartisan Paul Honeman 191 0.37
    Nonpartisan J. E. Stonerock 107 0.21
    Nonpartisan Bud Knox 95 0.18
    Nonpartisan Tom O'Shaughnessy 40 0.08
    Total votes 51,712 100

    Runoff

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    1987 Anchorage mayoral runoff election[2]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Nonpartisan Tom Fink 30,962 57.15
    Nonpartisan Dave Walsh 23,214 42.85
    Total votes 54,176 100

    Result

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    1. ^ "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE REGULAR ELECTION OCTOBER 6, 1987 SUMMARY REPORT REPORT NUMBER 21" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  • ^ a b c "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE TALLY SHEET RUN–OFF ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1987 OFFICIAL RESULTS REGULAR, ABSENTEE AND QUESTIONED BALLOTS" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. November 3, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  • ^ "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  • ^ a b "Fink Changes Stance on Using Permanent Fund". Newspapers.com. Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. October 15, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  • ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9M8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n6YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fink%20boucher&pg=1462%2C3451336 [dead link]

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