1984 Anchorage mayoral election

1984 Anchorage mayoral election

← 1981 October 2, 1984[1] 1987 →
 
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

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

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.

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  2. ^ "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2019.