2009 Anchorage mayoral election

The 2009 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 7 and March 5, 2009, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Since no candidate reached a 45% plurality needed to win outright, the top-two candidates advanced to a runoff. Fifteen candidates competed, with former State Rep. Eric Croft and former Anchorage Assemblyman Dan Sullivan proceeding to the runoff election, which Sullivan won with 57% of the vote.[3]

2009 Anchorage mayoral election

April 7, 2009 (first-round)[1] May 5, 2009 (runoff)[2]
Turnout	29.67% (first-round) 22.35% (runoff)
Candidate Dan Sullivan Eric Croft Sheila Selkregg First-round vote 25,262 11,432 9,473 First-round percentage 43.38% 19.63% 16.27% Second-round vote 31,194 137,765 Second-round percentage 56.71% 26.30%   Candidate Walt Monegan Matt Claman First-round vote 5,063 3,325 First-round percentage 8.69% 5.71%
Mayor before election Mark Begich Democratic Elected Mayor Dan Sullivan Republican

Candidates

• Matt Claman - former Anchorage Assembly chairman, acting Mayor since January 2009
• Eric Croft - former Democratic State Representative and 2006 gubernatorial candidate
• Merica Hlatcu
• Paul Honeman
• Phil Isley
• Paul Kendall
• Jacob Seth Kern
• Dominic Lee
• Bob Lupo
• Walt Monegan - former Anchorage police chief and former Public Safety Commissioner
• Billy Ray Powers
• Sheila Selkregg - Anchorage Assemblywoman
• Larry Shooshanian
• Dan Sullivan - former Anchorage Assemblyman
• Richard Wanda

Results

First Round

2009 Anchorage Mayoral election (first round)[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Sullivan	25,262	43.38
	Nonpartisan	Eric Croft	11,432	19.63
	Nonpartisan	Sheila Selkregg	9,473	16.27
	Nonpartisan	Walt Monegan	5,063	8.69
	Nonpartisan	Matt Claman	3,325	5.71
	Nonpartisan	Paul Honeman	2,636	4.53
	Nonpartisan	Paul Kendall	146	0.25
	Nonpartisan	Dominic Lee	144	0.25
	Nonpartisan	Billy Ray Powers	133	0.23
	Nonpartisan	Phil Isley	122	0.21
	Nonpartisan	Jacob Seth Kern	85	0.15
	Nonpartisan	Bob Lupo	83	0.14
	Nonpartisan	Larry Shooshanian	59	0.10
	Nonpartisan	Richard Wanda	52	0.09
	Nonpartisan	Merica Hlatcu	48	0.08
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	170	0.29
Turnout			58,233	29.67

Runoff

2009 Anchorage Mayoral election (runoff)[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Sullivan	31,194	56.71	+13.33
	Nonpartisan	Eric Croft	23,812	43.29	+23.96
Turnout			55,006	22.35

References

1. "Final Results Election Summary Report 2009 Municipality of Anchorage Regular Election April 7, 2009" (PDF). 18 April 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
2. Spack, Kirstin (6 May 2009). "Sullivan wins runoff election". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
3. Anchorage Daily News Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
4. http://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Clerk/Elections/Election%20Results/2009.05.05%20Mayoral%20Runoff%20Cumulative%20and%20Precinct.PDF

See also