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

← 2012 April 7, 2015 (first round)[1][2]
May 5, 2015 (runoff)[2]
2018 →
Turnout27.0% (first round)
32.6% (runoff)
 
Candidate Ethan Berkowitz Amy Demboski
First round 20,451
37.01%
13,337
24.13%
Second round 40,826
60.62%
26,519
39.38%

 
Candidate Andrew Halcro Dan Coffey
First round 11,956
21.64%
7,960
14.40%
Second round Eliminated Eliminated

Runoff results by precinct:

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

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First round

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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 Jacob Seth Kern 57 0.10
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

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Runoff results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Ethan Berkowitz 40,826 60.62
Nonpartisan Amy Demboski 26,519 39.38
Turnout 67,345 32.6

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.

See also

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