1978 Anchorage mayoral election|
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| |  | | | Candidate | George M. Sullivan | Dave Rose | | First-round vote | 11,156 | 10,083 | | First-round percentage | 34.79% | 31.44% | | Second-round vote | 16,458 | 13,306 | | Second-round percentage | 55.30% | 44.70% |
| | | | | | Candidate | Dick Fischer | Harry Donahue | | First-round vote | 5,920 | 2,741 | | First-round percentage | 18.46% | 8.55% | |
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The 1978 Anchorage mayoral election was held between 3 October and 24 October 1978 in order to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Incumbent Mayor George M. Sullivan was re-elected after a run-off against Dave Rose.
General election
Since no candidate had received 40% of the vote in the first round (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff),[1] a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.
Results
First round
Runoff
References
