1984 Anchorage mayoral election

The 1984 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2, 1984 to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tony Knowles.

1984 Anchorage mayoral election

October 2, 1984[1]

Candidate Tony Knowles Tom Fink Popular vote 32,624 32,437 Percentage 49.4% 49.1%

Mayor before election Tony Knowles Democratic Elected Mayor Tony Knowles Democratic

Since at least one candidate (in this instance, two candidates) had received 40% of the vote (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff),[2] no runoff was needed.

Results

Results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tony Knowles (incumbent)	32,624	49.4
	Nonpartisan	Tom Fink	32,437	49.1
	Nonpartisan	Craig Campbell	199	0.0
	Nonpartisan	Pat Sullivan	148	0.0
	Nonpartisan	Homer C. Miracle	144	0.0
	Nonpartisan	Aaron Belzer	121	0.0
	Nonpartisan	Andrew Rich	67	0.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	175	0.0
Total votes			65,915

References

1. "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE REGULAR ELECTION OCTOBER 2, 1984 SUMMARY REPORT" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
2. "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

See also