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City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2024)

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2025
2023
2024 Anchorage elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: January 26, 2024 & August 1, 2024
General election: April 2, 2024 & November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, assembly member, service area board of supervisors, superior court, and district court
Total seats up: 43 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Anchorage, Alaska, held general elections for mayor, assembly member, and service area board of supervisors on April 2, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was January 26, 2024.

Anchorage, Alaska, also held general elections for superior court and district court on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 1, 2024.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Anchorage Assembly

See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2024)

General election

Special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 2 Seat A

Mark Littlefield won election in the special general election for Anchorage Assembly District 2 Seat A on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mark Littlefield (Nonpartisan)
 
96.8
 
7,672
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.2
 
251

Total votes: 7,923
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Special district offices

Bear Valley LRSA

Bear Valley LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat C

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Ennis (i)

Birchtree/Elmore LRSA

Birchtree/Elmore LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngLuke Sherman 
Robert Schoff  (Write-in)

Chugiak Fire Service Area

Chugiak Fire Service Area general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngKelsie Sullivan  (Write-in)

Girdwood Valley Service Area

Girdwood Valley Service Area general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Wingard (i)
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Burnett 

Did not make the ballot:
Brett Wilbanks 

Glen Alps Service Area

Glen Alps Service Area general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat E

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Connolly (i)

Homestead LRSA

Homestead LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat C

Green check mark transparent.pngKristy Hoffman 

Lakehill LRSA

Lakehill LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lau (i) (Write-in)

Mt. Park Estates LRSA

Mt. Park Estates LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Percy 

Mt. Park/Robin Hill RRSA

Mt. Park/Robin Hill RRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngGarrett Harvey  (Write-in)
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Bassler (i)

Paradise Valley South LRSA

Paradise Valley South LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat C

This general election was canceled.

Rabbit Creek View/Heights LRSA

Rabbit Creek View/Heights LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Lipps (i)

Raven Woods/Bubbling Brook LRSA

Raven Woods/Bubbling Brook LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

This general election was canceled.

Rockhill LRSA

Rockhill LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

This general election was canceled.

Section 6/Campbell Airstrip Road LRSA

Section 6/Campbell Airstrip Road LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Johnson (i)
Seat C

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Walker (i)

Sequoia Estates LRSA

Sequoia Estates LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat E

This general election was canceled.

Skyranch Estates LRSA

Skyranch Estates LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Kurtak (i) (Write-in)

South Goldenview RRSA

South Goldenview RRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Culhane (i)
Seat C

Green check mark transparent.pngMarty Lemon (i)

SRW Homeowners' LRSA

SRW Homeowners LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Dooley (i) (Write-in)

Talus West LRSA

Talus West LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat B

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Winsor (i)

Totem LRSA

Totem LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat C

Pamela Giammalva (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngPatrice Higgins 

Upper Grover LRSA

Upper Grover LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Cottrell (i)

Upper O'Malley LRSA

Upper O Malley LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat B

This general election was canceled.

Seat E

This general election was canceled.

Valli Vue Estates LRSA

Valli Vue Estates general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat A

Green check mark transparent.pngDrew Loeffler 
Seat D

Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Sallee 

Villages Scenic Parkway LRSA

Villages Scenic Parkway LRSA general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat C

This general election was canceled.


Judicial offices

Third District Superior Court

Third District Superior Court retention elections

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Adolf Zeman's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngAdolf Zeman (i)
Bride Seifert's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngBride Seifert (i)
Herman Walker Jr.'s seat

Green check mark transparent.pngHerman Walker Jr. (i)
Rachel Ahrens' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Ahrens (i)

Third District Court

Third District Court retention elections

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
David Wallace's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid R. Wallace (i)
J. Patrick Hanley's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJ. Patrick Hanley (i)
Kari McCrea's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKari McCrea (i)
Leslie Dickson's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngLeslie N. Dickson (i)
Michael Franciosi's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Franciosi (i)
Michael Logue's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Logue (i)
Pamela Scott Washington's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Scott Washington (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Alaska elections, 2024

April 2, 2024
May 14, 2024
August 20, 2024
November 5, 2024

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About the city

See also: Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska. As of 2020, its population was 291,247. Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality created in 1975 through the unification of the governments of the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, making Anchorage one of the largest municipalities in the nation in terms of square mileage. It encompasses nearly 1,955 square miles from Eklutna in the north to Girdwood and Portage in the south.[1]

City government

See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government

The city government of Anchorage combines a council-manager system with a strong mayor system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The mayor, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and execute city policies.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage Alaska
Population 291,247 733,391
Land area (sq mi) 1,706 571,019
Race and ethnicity**
White 61.2% 63.4%
Black/African American 5.3% 3.2%
Asian 9.8% 6.4%
Native American 7.5% 14.6%
Pacific Islander 2.9% 1.4%
Other (single race) N/A 1.7%
Multiple 11% 9.3%
Hispanic/Latino 9.4% 7.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 94% 93.1%
College graduation rate 36.6% 30%
Income
Median household income $84,813 $77,790
Persons below poverty level 8.8% 10.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Municipal government Other local coverage
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