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George Martinez (Alaska)
2023 - Present
2026
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George Martinez is a member of the Anchorage Assembly District 5 in Alaska, representing District 5 Seat I. He assumed office on April 18, 2023. His current term ends in 2026.
Martinez ran for election to the Anchorage Assembly District 5 to represent District 5 Seat I in Alaska. He won in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Martinez is a program director for the Alaska Humanities Forum.[1]
2021 battleground election
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
2023
See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2023)
General election
General election for Anchorage Assembly District 5 Seat I
George Martinez defeated Spencer Moore in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 5 Seat I on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | George Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 56.5 | 5,317 |
| Spencer Moore (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 4,057 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 9,411 | |||
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | David Bronson (Nonpartisan) | 50.7 | 45,937 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | David Bronson (Nonpartisan) | 33.0 | 24,567 |
| ✔ | | Forrest Dunbar (Nonpartisan) | 30.9 | 23,054 |
 | Bill Falsey (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 9,551 | |
 | Bill Evans (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 7,073 | |
 | Mike Robbins (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 5,766 | |
| 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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)
Candidate profile
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: Martinez is a program director for the Alaska Humanities Forum. He served as special assistant to the Mayor of Anchorage for economic development, youth development, education and diversity for 4 years.
Show sources
Sources: Alaska Public Media, "Anchorage mayoral hopefuls offer different visions on how to help the city recover," March 2, 2021George Martinez for Mayor, "Anchorage Forward," accessed March 6, 2021; Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s who has filed to run for Anchorage mayor and the Anchorage School Board so far," accessed March 6, 2021George Martinez for Mayor, "Meet George," accessed March 14, 2021
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
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
George Martinez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
George Martinez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Campaign advertisements
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ [https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/01/21/heres-who-has-filed-to-run-for-anchorage-mayor-and-the-anchorage-school-board-so-far/ Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s who has filed to run for Anchorage mayor and the Anchorage School Board so far," accessed March 6, 2021
- ↑ City of Anchorage, "Election Summary Report," May 25, 2021
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Bronson set to win race for Anchorage mayor; Dunbar concedes," May 23, 2021
- ↑ Municipality of Anchorage, "April 6, 2021 Regular Municipal Election Results," accessed April 20, 2021
- ↑ Dave Bronson for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed May 6, 2021
- ↑ Dave Bronson for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed May 6, 2021
- ↑ Forrest Dunbar, "Endorsements," accessed March 9, 2021
- ↑ Alaska Daily News, "Falsey endorses Dunbar and Robbins endorses Bronson in race for Anchorage mayor," April 13, 2021
- ↑ Alaska Daily News, "A contentious election for Anchorage mayor is nearing the finish line, revealing deep divisions on how the city should move ahead," May 8, 2021
- ↑ Alaska Daily News, "George Martinez endorses Forrest Dunbar in Anchorage mayoral race," April 20, 2021
- ↑ Alaska Daily News, "Falsey endorses Dunbar and Robbins endorses Bronson in race for Anchorage mayor," April 13, 2021
- ↑ Dave Bronson for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed May 6, 2021
- ↑ Dave Bronson for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed March 9, 2021
- ↑ Dave Bronson for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed May 6, 2021
- ↑ Forrest Dunbar, "Endorsements," accessed March 9, 2021
- ↑ Falsey for Mayor, "Endorsements," March 9, 2021
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Anchorage Assembly District 5 Seat I 2023-Present |
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