1990 Anchorage mayoral election

1990 Anchorage mayoral election
	October 2, 1990 (first round); October 30, 1990 (runoff)
Turnout	50.86% (runoff)
Mayor before election; Tom Fink; Republican	Elected mayor ; Tom Fink; Republican

The 1990 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2 and October 30, 1990, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tom Fink.

Since at no candidate received 40% of the vote in the first round (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff), a runoff was held between the top-two finishers of the first round.

Candidates

H. A. "Red" Boucher, former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, and former mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska
Tom Fink, incumbent mayor
Rick Mystrom, advertising executive^[2]

Results

First round

1990 Anchorage mayoral general election^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tom Fink (incumbent)	21,711	38.6
	Nonpartisan	Rick Mystrom	21,682	38.4
	Nonpartisan	H. A. "Red" Boucher	11,881	21.5
Total votes			55,274	100

Runoff

1990 Anchorage mayoral runoff election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tom Fink (incumbent)	30,338	50.92
	Nonpartisan	Rick Mystrom	29,245	49.08
Total votes			59,583	100

References

^ ^a ^b "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE TALLY SHEET RUN–OFF ELECTION OCTOBER 30, 1990 OFFICIAL RESULTS REGULAR, ABSENTEE AND QUESTIONED BALLOTS" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. October 1990. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Pagano, Rosanne (October 3, 1990). "Fink Changes Stance on Using Permanent Fund". Newspapers.com. Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
^ 1990 Regular Election Summary Report 3, accessed 29 November 2023

[Muni30Oct1990-1] "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE TALLY SHEET RUN–OFF ELECTION OCTOBER 30, 1990 OFFICIAL RESULTS REGULAR, ABSENTEE AND QUESTIONED BALLOTS" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. October 1990. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[pagano1-2] Pagano, Rosanne (October 3, 1990). "Fink Changes Stance on Using Permanent Fund". Newspapers.com. Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[3] 1990 Regular Election Summary Report 3, accessed 29 November 2023

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