2021 Anchorage mayoral election

2021 Anchorage mayoral election

← 2018 April 6, 2021 (first round)[1]
May 11, 2021 (runoff)[2]
2024 →
Turnout31.88% (first round)[3]
38.35% (runoff)[4]
 
Candidate Dave Bronson Forrest Dunbar Bill Falsey
First round 24,567
32.96%
23,054
30.93%
9,551
12.82%
Runoff 45,937
50.66%
44,744
49.34%
Eliminated

 
Candidate Bill Evans Mike Robbins
First round 7,073
9.49%
5,766
7.74%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

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Runoff results by precinct:

Mayor before election

Austin Quinn-Davidson
Independent

Elected Mayor

Dave Bronson
Republican

The 2021 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 6, 2021, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska.[1] As no candidate received at least 45% of the vote in the first round, the two candidates with the highest vote share, Forrest Dunbar and Dave Bronson, advanced to a runoff on May 11.[2][5] The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent independent acting mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson, first appointed to the position in October 2020, was eligible to run for reelection to a full term, but did not run.[6][7][8] The deadline to register to vote in the first round was March 7. Mail-in ballots were sent out starting on March 15. On May 21, 2021, after a narrow loss, Dunbar conceded the race to Bronson.[9] Bronson was sworn in on July 1.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Republican Mike Robbins joins 2021 Anchorage mayoral race". Anchorage Daily News. August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dave Bronson, backed by 'Save Anchorage' group, enters crowded mayoral race". Anchorage Daily News. August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Official Results 2021[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Official Results 2021[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b "In a crowded race, many candidates for Anchorage mayor say they're aiming to make it to an expected runoff". Anchorage Daily News. February 15, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  6. ^ George, Kavitha; Anchorage, Alaska Public Media- (October 17, 2020). "Assembly reorganizes, elects Austin Quinn-Davidson to become interim mayor". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Buxton, Matt (August 8, 2018). "Progressive Quinn-Davidson wins big in Anchorage Assembly special election". The Midnight Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Mathews, Cheyenne. "Anchorage municipal manager files to run for mayor". Alaska's News Source.
  9. ^ "Bronson set to win race for Anchorage mayor; Dunbar concedes". Anchorage Daily News. May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.