1990 Anchorage mayoral election

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1990 Anchorage mayoral election
Flag of Anchorage, Alaska.svg
← 1987 October 2, 1990 (first round)
October 30, 1990 (runoff)
1994 →
Turnout50.86% (runoff)[1]
  Tom Fink 1975 (1).jpg 3x4.svg H. A. Boucher.jpg
Candidate Tom Fink Rick Mystrom H. A. "Red" Boucher
First-round vote
First-round percentage 38.6% 38.4% 21.5%
Second-round vote 30,338 29,245
Second-round percentage 50.92% 49.08%

Mayor before election

Tony Knowles
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Fink
Republican

The 1990 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2 and October 30, 1990, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tom Fink.

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.

Candidates[]

  • H. A. "Red" Boucher, former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, and former mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska
  • Tom Fink, incumbent mayor
  • Rick Mystrom, advertising executive[2]

Results[]

First round[]

1990 Anchorage mayoral general election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tom Fink (incumbent) 38.6
Nonpartisan Rick Mystrom 38.4
Nonpartisan H. A. "Red" Boucher 21.5
Total votes 100

Runoff[]

1990 Anchorage mayoral runoff election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tom Fink (incumbent) 30,338 50.92
Nonpartisan Rick Mystrom 29,245 49.08
Total votes 59,583 100

References[]

  1. ^ a b "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE TALLY SHEET RUN–OFF ELECTION OCTOBER 30, 1990 OFFICIAL RESULTS REGULAR, ABSENTEE AND QUESTIONED BALLOTS" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. October 1990. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pagano, Rosanne (3 Oct 1990). "Fink Changes Stance on Using Permanent Fund". Newspapers.com. Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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