1978 Anchorage mayoral election

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

Results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	George M. Sullivan (incumbent)	11,156	34.79
	Nonpartisan	Dave Rose	10,083	31.44
	Nonpartisan	Dick Fischer	5,920	18.46
	Nonpartisan	Harry Donahue	2,741	8.55
	Nonpartisan	Bill Barnes	1,113	3.47
	Nonpartisan	Jimmy Roush	697	2.17
	Nonpartisan	George Bognar	357	1.11
Total votes			32,067	100.00

Runoff

Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	George M. Sullivan (incumbent)	16,458	55.30
	Nonpartisan	Dave Rose	13,306	44.70
Total votes			29,764	100.00

References

^ "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Anchorage Mayor - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[1] "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF). Municipality of Anchorage. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[GBN-2] "Anchorage Mayor - Primary". ourcampaigns.com. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

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