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Bill Falsey
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Last election
April 6, 2021
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Bill Falsey ran for election for Mayor of Anchorage in Alaska. Falsey lost in the general election on April 6, 2021.

Falsey served as municipal attorney in Anchorage from 2015 to 2017 and the as municipal manager from 2017 to 2020.[1]

2021 battleground election

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)

David Bronson defeated Forrest Dunbar with 50.66% of the vote to Dunbar's 49.34% in a nonpartisan runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska on May 11, 2021.[2] Overseas ballots continued to be counted until May 25, when the Anchorage Assembly certified the results, but Dunbar conceded the election to Bronson on May 21, saying "“it is clear that Dave Bronson will be Anchorage’s next mayor”[3] .

Dunbar and Bronson advanced to the runoff election after the April 6 general election, as neither candidate won more than 45% of the vote. Bronson received 33% of the vote to Dunbar's 31%. No other candidate received more than 15% of the vote.[4]

Elections

2021

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage

David Bronson defeated Forrest Dunbar in the general runoff election for Mayor of Anchorage on May 11, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Bronson
David Bronson (Nonpartisan)
 
50.7
 
45,937
Image of Forrest Dunbar
Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)
 
49.3
 
44,744

Total votes: 90,681
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General election

General election for Mayor of Anchorage

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Anchorage on April 6, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Bronson
David Bronson (Nonpartisan)
 
33.0
 
24,567
Image of Forrest Dunbar
Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan)
 
30.9
 
23,054
Image of Bill Falsey
Bill Falsey (Nonpartisan)
 
12.8
 
9,551
Image of Bill Evans
Bill Evans (Nonpartisan)
 
9.5
 
7,073
Image of Mike Robbins
Mike Robbins (Nonpartisan)
 
7.7
 
5,766
Image of George Martinez
George Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
3.7
 
2,753
Heather Herndon (Nonpartisan)
 
0.6
 
451
Jeffrey T. Brown (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
307
Anna Anthony (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
306
Albert Swank Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
231
Joe Westfall (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
83
Jacob Kern (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
52
Reza Momin (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
52
Jacob Versteeg (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
43
Darin Colbry (Nonpartisan)
 
0.0
 
31
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
205

Total votes: 74,525
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Candidate profile

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Biography:  Falsey served as municipal attorney in Anchorage from 2015 to 2017 and the as municipal manager from 2017 to 2020. He has served on the board of the United Way of Anchorage; CIVICVentures, the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, the Anchorage Police and Fire Retirement System Board, the Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association, the Alaska State Society; Alaska Common Ground, and the Arc of Anchorage.



Key Messages

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The city should build on the pandemic response measures enacted by the city in the past year and it is important for the city to communicate and explain the rational behind restrictions, Falsey said.  


To promote economic development, Falsey says he supports projects such as rebuilding the Port of Alaska.


Falsey says he supports a comprehensive plan to address homelessness that includes creating a shelter system of appropriate size, a camp-abatement program to connect the homeless to relevant services, and housing-first programs. 


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This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Anchorage in 2021.

Endorsements

Noteworthy endorsements
Endorsement Bronson Dunbar
Individuals
Former Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell (R)[5]
Former State Rep. Mel Gillis (R)[6]
Former State Senator Johnny Ellis (D)[7]
Bill Falsey[8]
Former Gov. Tony Knowles (D)[9]
George Martinez [10]
Mike Robbins[11]
Elected officials
Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R)[12]
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce[13]
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R)[14]
Organizations
Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawai’i[15][16]


Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

Campaign advertisements

See also


External links

Footnotes