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Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2022)

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Anchorage School District elections

General election date
April 5, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
43,054 students

Two seats on the Anchorage School District school board in Alaska were up for general election on April 5, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was January 28, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Seat A

General election

General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat A

Incumbent Margo Bellamy defeated Mark Anthony Cox, Cliff Murray, and Dan Loring in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat A on April 5, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Margo Bellamy
Margo Bellamy (Nonpartisan)
 
48.3
 
31,774
Image of Mark Anthony Cox
Mark Anthony Cox (Nonpartisan)
 
40.9
 
26,912
Image of Cliff Murray
Cliff Murray (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.0
 
4,580
Dan Loring (Nonpartisan)
 
3.1
 
2,034
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
473

Total votes: 65,773
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Seat B

General election

General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B

Incumbent Kelly Lessens defeated Rachel Ries, Dustin Darden, and Benjamin Baldwin in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 5, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Lessens
Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan)
 
50.0
 
33,005
Image of Rachel Ries
Rachel Ries (Nonpartisan)
 
41.4
 
27,369
Image of Dustin Darden
Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)
 
4.6
 
3,059
Benjamin Baldwin (Nonpartisan)
 
3.3
 
2,171
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
458

Total votes: 66,062
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About the district

See also: Anchorage School District, Alaska

The Anchorage School District is located in Anchorage, Alaska. The district served 43,054 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]

See also

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