Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2021)
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Four seats on the Anchorage School District school board in Alaska were up for general election on April 6, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 29, 2021.
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Seat B (one-year term)
General election
Special general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B
Kelly Lessens defeated Judy Eledge, Marilyn Stewart, and Mark Anthony Cox in the special general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan) | 38.4 | 25,349 |
 | Judy Eledge (Nonpartisan) | 38.1 | 25,125 | |
 | Marilyn Stewart (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 7,452 | |
 | Mark Anthony Cox (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 7,444 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 564 | ||
| Total votes: 65,934 | |||
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Seat E
General election
General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat E
The following candidates ran in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat E on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pat Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 32.6 | 21,407 |
| Sami Graham (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 21,038 | ||
 | Alisha Hilde (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 8,265 | |
| Rachel Blakeslee (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 6,402 | ||
 | Edgar Blatchford (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 5,267 | |
| Nial Sherwood Williams (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 2,653 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 604 | ||
| Total votes: 65,636 | |||
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Seat F
General election
General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat F
Dora Wilson defeated Kim Paulson, Marcus Sanders, and Dan Loring in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat F on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dora Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 28,779 |
| Kim Paulson (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 21,606 | ||
 | Marcus Sanders (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 10,257 | |
| Dan Loring (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 3,345 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 655 | ||
| Total votes: 64,642 | |||
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Seat G
General election
General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat G
Carl Jacobs defeated incumbent Elisa Vakalis in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat G on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carl Jacobs (Nonpartisan) | 50.3 | 31,944 |
 | Elisa Vakalis (Nonpartisan) | 47.9 | 30,422 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 1,115 | ||
| Total votes: 63,481 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pierce Blewett (Nonpartisan)
- David Nees (Nonpartisan)
- Larry Daugherty (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Alaska elections, 2021
April 6, 2021
- Felix Rivera recall, Anchorage, Alaska (2020-2021)
- City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)
- Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 10, De-Annexation of Alpine Terrace (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 11, De-Annexation of Creekview Estates (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 1, Facilities Bond Issue (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 2, Senior Center and Library Bond Issue (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 3, Transportation Bond Issue (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 4, Law Enforcement Property Tax (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 5, Roads and Drainage Bond Issue (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 6, Parks and Recreational Services Bond Issue (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 7, Fire Service Bond Issue (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 8, Law Enforcement Bond Issue (April 2021)
- Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 9, Annexation of Blue Beary Estates (April 2021)
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About the district
- See also: Anchorage School District, Alaska
The Anchorage School District is located in Anchorage County, Alaska. The district served 48,324 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[1]
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