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Alaska election news
- OpinionAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Many Alaska lawmakers remain unopposed with election filing deadline looming
May 27—With days remaining before the filing deadline for Alaska's legislative candidates, more than a third of the state's 40 House members are poised to run for reelection unopposed. Candidates have until June 1 to formally declare their intent to run with the Alaska Division of Elections. Some candidates wait until the last minute to file their paperwork. But in large swaths of the state, ...
6 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Bronson concedes to LaFrance in Anchorage mayoral election
May 23—Two days after Suzanne LaFrance declared victory in the Anchorage mayoral election, Mayor Dave Bronson conceded. In a statement Thursday, Bronson said he had called to congratulate the former Assembly chair, calling the campaign "long and hard-fought." "While the results of this election fell short of where we had hoped, I am honored by the opportunity to have worked with so many ...
1 min read - USAssociated Press
Alaska mayor who wanted to give the homeless a one-way ticket out of Anchorage concedes election
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, who wanted to give the homeless one-way plane tickets out of Alaska’s largest city, has lost his bid for re-election. Bronson on Thursday conceded this month's runoff election to his challenger, Suzanne LaFrance. “After a long and hard-fought campaign, today I called Suzanne LaFrance to congratulate her on becoming the next mayor of Anchorage and to wish her the best as she prepares to assume the responsibility of leading our great city,” Bronson said in a stateme
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
LaFrance declares victory in Anchorage mayor's race
May 21—Former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance on Tuesday declared victory in the runoff election for Anchorage mayor. In the most recent count released Tuesday afternoon, LaFrance had 53.5% of the vote, and was leading incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson by 5,612 votes out of a total of 79,468 ballots counted so far. Election officials on Monday reported they had received 80,182 ballots, with just ...
3 min read - OpinionAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
EDITORIAL: Can Anchorage's new mayor right the city's course?
May 18—As you drive on the New Seward Highway, you can't miss the snow dump towering alongside the expressway between Tudor and Dowling Street. Easily 50 feet tall even after weeks of nearly constant above-freezing temperatures, the huge gray pile is a visual reminder of the winter plowing debacle that's already receding swiftly from memory. The miniature mountain — and others like it around ...
4 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
DNC chair kicks off the Alaska Democratic Convention in Juneau
May 18—JUNEAU — The chair of the Democratic National Committee was in Juneau on Friday to help launch the Alaska Democratic Convention. Democrats are campaigning this year to reelect U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat who was first elected to Congress in 2022 to replace the late-Rep. Don Young, a Republican who served for decades. Democrats are also campaigning to form bipartisan coalitions in ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
LaFrance winning Anchorage mayor's race as additional ballots counted Friday
May 17—Suzanne LaFrance is winning Anchorage's race for mayor over incumbent Dave Bronson. In the most recent count released Friday for the mayoral runoff, LaFrance had 53.5% of the vote, and was leading Bronson by 5,487 votes. An additional 7,379 ballots had been counted by Friday, for a total of 78,476 ballots counted so far. Election officials on Friday reported they had received 80,075 ...
1 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage election results unchanged Thursday, with LaFrance maintaining lead over Bronson
May 16—Suzanne LaFrance held her lead over Mayor Dave Bronson in the third round of preliminary results for Anchorage's mayoral runoff election. Former Assembly Chair LaFrance had just under 54% of the vote and Bronson had just over 46% in Thursday's results, with LaFrance ahead by 5,126 votes. Election officials had tallied 11,311 more ballots since Wednesday, for a total of 71,097 ballots ...
1 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
LaFrance and allies 'confident' in her lead over Bronson following Wednesday vote count in Anchorage mayoral election
May 15—As ballots continue to be tallied in Anchorage's runoff election, former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance is holding her lead over Mayor Dave Bronson. On Wednesday, an additional 8,767 ballots were added to the full count of 59,786 ballots, giving LaFrance 54% of the vote to Bronson's 46%. Ballots are still being received, processed, and tallied by election officials. They'd received and ...
5 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
LaFrance leads Bronson in Anchorage mayoral runoff
May 15—Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance had a strong lead over incumbent Dave Bronson in preliminary runoff election results posted Tuesday night. LaFrance received 55% of the vote and had a 10-point lead over Mayor Bronson, who had 45%. After the initial results were released, LaFrance said in an interview she was feeling "excited, optimistic, filled with gratitude to everyone for ...
5 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Ballot returns in Anchorage mayoral runoff are on pace with recent elections
May 14—Anchorage voters have until Tuesday at 8 p.m. to cast ballots in the mayoral runoff race between incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance, former chair of the Assembly. The candidates emerged as the top-two vote-getters in the April 2 contest, advancing to a head-to-head runoff that has played out the last several weeks. The Bronson and LaFrance campaigns both spent ...
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage's mayoral runoff election will come down to turnout
May 11—A cliche in politics is that candidates win elections with turnout: It all comes down to whose supporters show up in greater numbers to cast ballots. In the runoff election between incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, that truism is being repeated again and again by the campaigns, their surrogates and outreach volunteers. So what exactly does it mean ...
8 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage's mayoral runoff election ends Tuesday. Here's how to return your ballot.
May 10—Tuesday is the final day to cast ballots in Anchorage's 2024 mayoral runoff election. Voters will choose between incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance, the Assembly's former chair, to lead the city for the next three years. As of Thursday evening, more than 35,500 ballots had already arrived at the election center. Election staff won't tabulate results until after ...
5 min read - PoliticsUSA TODAY
Election reform in Alaska meets obstacles as the end of the session nears
Bye bye bipartisanship. Efforts to collaborate on elections reform appear to stall as the Alaska legislative session nears an end.
3 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
LaFrance outraises Bronson in final leg of Anchorage mayor's race with both spending massively
May 9—Incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance both raised huge sums of money from donors, according to the latest round of campaign finance reports, which were filed Tuesday and cover the days leading up to the April election and ongoing runoff contest. LaFrance, however, brought in significantly more donations from both individual donors as well as a ...
5 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
In Anchorage's mayoral runoff, most independent expenditure group money is boosting just one candidate
May 4—In the runoff election to be Anchorage's next mayor, former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has a sizable advantage in the amount of money being spent on her candidacy by independent expenditure groups. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, who benefited from a deluge of spending on his behalf from political action groups in the 2021 runoff, is seeing barely any of that kind of support this time ...
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Incumbent Bronson takes aim at 'single-party rule' and Assembly in Anchorage mayoral runoff against LaFrance
May 4—The Anchorage mayoral runoff election is underway, and voters are choosing between incumbent Dave Bronson and former Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance to lead the city for the next three years. The rivals have a history: LaFrance chaired the Assembly during the first two years of Bronson's term, leading a supermajority that often clashed with the mayor. She left the Assembly last spring ...
10 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage mayoral runoff election: Q&As with Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance
May 2—The Anchorage Daily News collaborated with Alaska Public Media on an updated candidate comparison guide for the mayoral runoff in the 2024 municipal election. This coverage of the Anchorage municipal election is being provided free as a public service. But we depend on reader support to produce independent reporting Alaskans can trust. Join thousands of others and subscribe now. ...
1 min read - PoliticsFox News
'Gutless' vote on bill to undo Biden's Alaska energy 'sanctions' could doom Dem in tough race
Alaska Republicans take aim at Rep. Mary Peltola over her support for Biden's agenda, which has impacted Alaska's "resource development" and "economic prosperity" in the U.S.
7 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Ballots mailed to voters in Anchorage mayoral runoff election
Apr. 30—The city clerk's office on Tuesday sent ballots to Anchorage voters for the mayoral runoff election. Voters can expect ballot packages in their mailboxes by May 7 or sooner, according to the clerk's office. The last day to submit ballots in the runoff election is May 14. Voters will decide between incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance, a former Anchorage Assembly ...
1 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Bronson, LaFrance trade barbs in mayoral debate as Anchorage runoff election nears
Apr. 29—Incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance, the Assembly's former chair, clashed over their differences and traded sharp jabs during a Monday debate hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Anchorage's runoff election for mayor is rapidly approaching, with ballots set to be mailed to voters Tuesday. The final day to return ballots is May 14. Bronson attacked ...
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
With Anchorage election results certified, runoff for mayor officially begins
Apr. 24—The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday certified the results of the April regular city election, officially setting off the final leg of the race for mayor. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, who is running for a second term, and challenger Suzanne LaFrance, the Assembly's former chair, are vying for the city's top elected office. Runoff election ballots will be mailed to voters on April 30, and ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Hear from Bronson and LaFrance in May 2 Anchorage mayoral runoff debate
Apr. 24—On the evening of Thursday, May 2, voters can hear from the two candidates in the Anchorage mayoral runoff election on some of the city's top issues, in a debate co-hosted by Alaska Public Media and the Anchorage Daily News. The live broadcast debate — featuring incumbent Dave Bronson and former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance — is scheduled for 7 to 8 p.m. May 2. The debate ...
1 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
As frustrations mount over mayoral campaign sign vandalism, Anchorage official says city worker mishandled complaint
Apr. 23—An Anchorage city worker improperly handled enforcement of an issue with a campaign sign along a residential property, according to a city official. The incident sparked concern from the resident who put up the sign, playing into larger, ongoing frustrations over the frequent destruction and defacing of campaign signs in Anchorage city races. The resident, Yarrow Silvers, had placed ...
4 min read - USPolitico
‘National security suicide’: Alaska senator slams Biden admin's move to restrict drilling and mining
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management officially recommended against building the Ambler Road, effectively killing the project.
1 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
U.S. House candidates headline annual convention of Alaska GOP
Apr. 20—The Alaska Republican Party signaled during its annual convention on Friday and Saturday that it would not formally pick favorites among the Republicans running for U.S. House. Two Republican candidates are currently running to unseat Rep. Mary Peltola, who has served as Alaska's lone representative in the U.S. House since 2022. The filing deadline for the race is June 1. The ...
8 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Alaska Republicans elect Carmela Warfield as new party chair
Apr. 20—Carmela Warfield handily won a four-way race to become the new chair of the Alaska Republican Party. She replaces Ann Brown, who had been party chair since 2021. Warfield, who serves as president of the Hillside Community Council and is a former chief executive of the conservative Alaska Policy Forum, received 57% of 267 votes cast at the state party convention in Anchorage on ...
3 min read - USPolitico
Biden moves to limit oil drilling and mineral mining in Alaska, in latest win for greens
The moves also shore up support from tribes and conservation groups, but face criticism from Alaska lawmakers.
5 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Alaska Republicans to choose new state party chair in 4-way race
Apr. 18—The Alaska Republican Party will elect a new chairperson during its convention on Friday and Saturday, in a race that includes four candidates and no incumbent. Current chair Ann Brown announced earlier this year she would step away from the volunteer position, which she has held since 2021. The candidates are Jerry Ward, Mike Robbins, Nikki Rose and Carmela Warfield. The elected chair ...
3 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Peltola far outpaces Republican challengers in Alaska's US House campaign fundraising
Apr. 16—Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola raised $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2024, far outpacing her two Republican opponents in fundraising as they vie for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat. Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom raised just over $262,000, while businessman Nick Begich raised nearly $216,000. Their recent campaign finance reports shed light on a race that is seen as one of a ...
3 min read - USPolitico
Biden set to block Ambler mining road in Alaska wilderness
The move to preserve the preserve the pristine wilderness has been sought by Alaskan tribes, but would keep the critical minerals in the region from being mined.
5 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
Democrats seek to hold Alaska House seat in maverick state
Democrats are bracing for a tough fight in Alaska, where Rep. Mary Peltola (D) is seeking to win reelection after a surprise midterm victory in 2022 turned a House seat that had been held by a Republican for five decades blue. Peltola became the first Native Alaskan to serve in Congress and has positioned herself…
7 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
Biden wins Alaska Democratic primary
President Biden has won the Alaska Democratic presidential primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Biden was the only candidate on the ballot with Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), a primary challenger who was also originally on the ballot, having dropped out last month. The Alaska Democratic Party decided as a result to hold…
1 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Sunday is the final day to register to vote in Anchorage's mayoral runoff election
Apr. 12—For Anchorage residents not yet registered to vote, Sunday is the deadline to file with the state in order to cast a ballot in the city's mayoral runoff election next month. No candidate for mayor in the city's regular election has crossed the 45% threshold necessary to win outright. The top two vote-getters, incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and former Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Third-place finisher Popp endorses LaFrance in Anchorage mayoral runoff
Apr. 10—Bill Popp, the third-place finisher in Anchorage's mayoral contest, gave his endorsement Wednesday to candidate Suzanne LaFrance as she readies for a runoff election against incumbent Dave Bronson in May. At a news conference in the parking lot of City Hall, Popp said he was throwing his support behind LaFrance. "My candidacy for mayor was focused on bringing nonpartisanship to the ...
2 min read - USAssociated Press
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests
President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming, Democrats will award 13 delegates using a presidential preference vote held at caucuses in each of the state’s 23 counties. Seven names will appear on the ballot, but Biden is the only major candidate competing for votes.
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage election results unchanged Monday with majority of ballots counted
Apr. 8—There were no significant changes in the election outcomes for Anchorage mayor, school board and nine propositions in preliminary results released Monday. With 35.6% and 36.2% of the vote respectively, Anchorage incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance appear set to face each other in a runoff. By Monday's count, the two were separated by 460 votes. ...
1 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
With another 6,400 ballots counted, Anchorage election results firm up with no major changes
Apr. 5—Friday's preliminary ballot counts in the Anchorage election showed no significant change in race outcomes for mayor and school board, and two of nine ballot propositions were continuing to fail. According to the municipal clerk's office, as of Friday, the vote count included nearly all the ballots turned in at vote centers or in drop boxes by election night, as well as all ballots ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage mayor, school board election results largely unchanged in Thursday's updated count
Apr. 4—In updated ballot counts posted Thursday for the Anchorage election, races for mayor and school board remained largely unchanged, and two of nine ballot propositions continued to fail. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance are poised for a May runoff election. LaFrance had 36% of the vote and Bronson had 35% in Thursday's preliminary results. Under ...
2 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
As latest vote count arrives in Anchorage mayor's race, Bronson and LaFrance gear up for a runoff
Apr. 4—In a second round of preliminary election results Wednesday, incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance held their wide leads over other competitors, remaining poised for a runoff race. LaFrance and Bronson each had a little more than a third of the total vote as of Tuesday night in the Anchorage mayor's race. By Wednesday afternoon, the latest vote count ...
9 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage early election results show voters approving all propositions except bathroom, cemetery bonds
Apr. 3—Preliminary results in the Anchorage city election show two bonds failing — for public restrooms and cemeteries — while the seven other bonds and propositions, including the school district bond, are passing. Proposition 8, the $5 million area-wide bond for adding 10 public restrooms around the municipality, was on track to fail with 61% of voters against it in the most recent vote ...
2 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
View unofficial results from the 2024 Anchorage city election
Apr. 3—Anchorage voters will elect a mayor and three school board candidates, and decide the fate of nine bonds and propositions, in this year's municipal election. Ballots will continue to arrive at the elections center by mail after election day on Tuesday, April 2. It will take several more days for ballots to be processed and tallied for voters to get a fuller picture of the returns. Based ...
1 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Lawsuit asserts Alaska elections officials illegally certified ballot question on ranked choice voting
Apr. 3—Three Alaska voters filed a complaint Tuesday against the state Division of Elections asserting that it violated state law when it certified a ballot measure that seeks to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries. The Division of Elections certified last month that a grassroots group successfully gathered the signatures needed to put a question on the 2024 general election ballot ...
6 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Bronson, LaFrance poised for runoff in Anchorage mayoral election
Apr. 3—Anchorage mayoral candidates Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance appear headed to a runoff in preliminary Anchorage municipal election results posted Tuesday. Former Assembly chair LaFrance had 36% of the vote while incumbent Mayor Bronson had 35% of the vote. Trailing the two leaders in early results, former Anchorage Economic Development Corp. leader Bill Popp had 17% of the vote, and ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage mayor's race heads to second round, with Bronson and LaFrance set for May runoff
Apr. 3—Incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance appeared headed to a runoff election next month after the first round of election results were posted Tuesday. Under city rules, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff election in May. In Tuesday night's preliminary results, nobody got enough votes to reach the 45% threshold. LaFrance received 36% of ...
6 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Tuesday is the last day to turn in ballots for the Anchorage election
Apr. 3—Update, 8 p.m. Tuesday: Vote centers, in-person voting and secure drop boxes are now closed in Anchorage's city election. Preliminary results are expected after 8:30 p.m.; check back at ADN.com/cityelection for updates as more information is available. Original story: Tuesday is the final day to cast ballots in the 2024 Anchorage municipal election. Residents will pick a mayor and three ...
3 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Incumbents hold wide leads in Anchorage School Board races
Apr. 3—In three races for Anchorage School Board seats, board incumbents are maintaining wide leads in preliminary municipal election results. Updated results posted Wednesday remained essentially unchanged from the first count released Tuesday night. For seat E, board incumbent Pat Higgins carried 56% of the vote against challenger Kay Schuster. Meanwhile, for seat G, incumbent Carl Jacobs ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage election preliminary results show voters approving all propositions except bathroom, cemetery bonds
Apr. 3—Tuesday night's preliminary results in the Anchorage city election showed two bonds failing — for public restrooms and cemeteries — while the seven other bonds and propositions, including the school district bond, were passing. Proposition 8, the $5 million area-wide bond for adding 10 public restrooms around the municipality, was on track to fail with 61% of voters against it. ...
2 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
With election day closing in, Anchorage mayoral candidates are fighting not to win, but to lock in a spot in a runoff
Mar. 30—With ballots due back Tuesday in Anchorage's municipal election, none of the major candidates for mayor anticipate winning outright. Instead, they are hoping to emerge next week as one of the top two vote-getters in order to advance to a May runoff that will determine who leads the city during the next three years. As of Thursday, municipal election officials had received 32,967 ...
6 min read - OpinionAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
EDITORIAL: The simple fix Anchorage municipal elections need
Mar. 30—There are still a few days left until Election Day in Anchorage's municipal races, but for the race at the top of the ticket, it's not exactly a mystery what will happen. Given that there are 10 candidates for mayor, no one is likely to achieve the 45% threshold, meaning the bottom eight candidates will be eliminated and Anchorage will hold a runoff election for the top two ...
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
ADN Politics podcast: What to know about the Anchorage mayor's election
Mar. 29—Host Elizabeth Harball talks with ADN journalists and others about some of Alaska's biggest news stories. Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Anchorage voters will soon decide a hugely consequential mayor's race. Unlike the last mayoral election, the city is no longer in the middle of a pandemic, but Anchorage is still dealing with significant challenges. After three ...
1 min read - USUSA TODAY
A look at when and how to vote in Alaska's upcoming elections
A look at when and how to vote in Alaska's upcoming elections
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage mayoral and school board candidates speak directly to Gen Z
Mar. 28—In a Chugiak High School auditorium, students on Thursday morning grilled some of the candidates running for Anchorage mayor and school board ahead of the city's upcoming municipal election. The students who helped put on the forum were members of an advanced placement government class, according to their teacher, Alyssa Logan. They asked candidates questions on issues like ...
2 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
In Anchorage mayor's race, Bronson closes fundraising gap, positioning campaign for runoff with large cash war chest
Mar. 28—Mayor Dave Bronson has largely caught up to his chief campaign rival in terms of fundraising and is barreling towards a likely runoff election in the strongest financial position of the field. With a little more than a week before ballots are due back to Anchorage election officials, the campaigns filed their latest fundraising reports Tuesday, which cover a critical three-week period ...
6 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Murkowski says she remains a Republican after drawing attention for anti-Trump stance
Mar. 26—Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski made headlines over the weekend with comments on her unwillingness to vote for former president Donald Trump, which put her in an ever-shrinking group of GOP members opposing the party's presumptive nominee for president. "I wish that as Republicans, we had a nominee that I could get behind," Murkowski told CNN journalist Manu Raju in a brief ...
3 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage voter turnout so far higher than last regular mayoral election
Mar. 25—In Anchorage's regular city election, voter turnout this year so far is slightly higher than in 2021 during the last regular mayoral election, according to daily ballot return data from the city's election center. But it's not yet clear whether that means more people are voting this year, if Anchorage voters are casting their ballots earlier, or possibly both. On voters' ballots this ...
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage election center rolls out new technology to aid voters with disabilities
Mar. 25—This coverage of the Anchorage municipal election is being provided free as a public service. But we depend on reader support to produce independent reporting Alaskans can trust. Join thousands of others and subscribe now. SUBSCRIBE Anchorage's three vote centers will have new voting machines to better accommodate people with disabilities voting in this year's city election. Also, the ...
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
After a tumultuous few years, Anchorage mayoral candidates pitch different paths forward
Mar. 20—This coverage of the Anchorage municipal election is being provided free as a public service. But we depend on reader support to produce independent reporting Alaskans can trust. Join thousands of others and subscribe now. SUBSCRIBE Voting is already underway in the regular Anchorage city election, and incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson faces three serious challengers vying to unseat him ...
10 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
3 Anchorage School Board members face challengers in upcoming election
Mar. 17—This coverage of the Anchorage municipal election is being provided free as a public service. But we depend on reader support to produce independent reporting Alaskans can trust. Join thousands of others and subscribe now. Three Anchorage School Board seats are up for grabs in the city's April election. The seven-member board oversees the Anchorage School District's finances, policies ...
10 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Alaska judge to expedite ruling on campaign ethics violations by ranked choice voting opponents
Mar. 16—An Alaska judge will rule months before the November election on the legality of a decision by state campaign regulators to punish opponents of Alaska's voting system. The review follows an appeal of the decision last month. The Alaska Public Offices Commission ruled in January that leaders of an effort to repeal Alaska's open primary and ranked choice voting system violated state law ...
4 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Hear from the top Anchorage mayoral candidates in Thursday's livestreamed debate
Mar. 15—Now that ballots have been mailed out ahead of the April 2 municipal election, Anchorage voters will begin choosing their preferred candidate for mayor and help decide the direction of the city. On Thursday evening, residents can hear from the top four candidates for Anchorage mayor on issues such as outmigration, homelessness and affordable housing, in a debate co-hosted by Alaska ...
1 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Anchorage municipal election ballots have been mailed. Here's how to return them.
Mar. 14—The city mailed ballots to registered Anchorage voters on Tuesday, kicking off the next stage of the 2024 municipal election. On the ballot: the mayor's office, three school board seats and nine bonds and propositions. Eagle River/Chugiak voters will also see an Assembly candidate on their ballot, who is running unopposed. Anchorage switched to "vote at home" in 2018. Voters can fill ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Watch your mailbox -- ballots for Anchorage's municipal election are on the way
Mar. 12—The city mailed ballots to registered Anchorage voters on Tuesday, kicking off the next stage of the 2024 municipal election. On the ballot: the mayor's office, three school board seats and nine bonds and propositions. Eagle River/Chugiak voters will also see an Assembly candidate on their ballot, who is running unopposed. Anchorage switched to "vote at home" in 2018. Voters can fill ...
2 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
With the Anchorage city election approaching, there are plenty of opportunities to hear from candidates at forums and debates
Mar. 8—Anchorage voters will cast ballots for the mayor's office and three Anchorage School Board seats in the weeks ahead. Ballots will be mailed to registered voters on March 12, and have to be returned or postmarked by April 2. Coming weeks will see a number of forums, panels and debates for candidates to share their views and visions for the city and the school district to a number of ...
4 min read - WorldAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
In Anchorage mayor's race, LaFrance continues to lead opponents in campaign fundraising
Mar. 7—Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance continued to outpace her opponents in a second round of campaign fundraising reports ahead of the April 2 city election. LaFrance, the former Assembly chair and two-term member, reported raising an additional $62,394 for her campaign between Feb. 2 and March 1, bringing her total income so far to $354,212. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, vying ...
5 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Alaska Republicans vote overwhelmingly for Trump in presidential preference poll
Mar. 7—Former President Donald Trump decisively won Alaska's first Republican presidential preference poll since 2016, with more than 87% of votes counted Tuesday. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley trailed far behind, likely falling short of the 13% threshold needed to have the pledged support of any of Alaska's 29 delegates to the national Republican convention, where the nominee for ...
5 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
Trump wins Alaska GOP primary
Former President Trump will win Alaska’s Republican presidential primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. The GOP front-runner notched another win in what was the state where polls closed the latest on a busy Super Tuesday. The state’s 29 delegates are allocated proportionally based on how well a candidate performs, but Trump will…
1 min read - PoliticsUSA TODAY
Alaska Republicans head to the polls on Super Tuesday for presidential caucus
Alaska Republicans face a pivotal choice between Trump and Haley in a divided primary with 29 delegates at stake.
1 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Alaska Republicans choose between Trump and Haley on Tuesday
Mar. 5—Alaska is one of several states where Republicans will determine their preferred presidential candidate Tuesday. The day is likely to strengthen the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, who has been endorsed by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. But former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley remains in the race, and in Alaska her candidacy has received support from ...
2 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
U.S. Sen. Murkowski of Alaska endorses Nikki Haley in presidential race
Mar. 2—U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has formally endorsed Nikki Haley as the Republican nominee for president ahead of the state GOP's presidential preference poll Tuesday. Murkowski, who is a longtime critic of former president Donald Trump and is widely viewed as a moderate Republican, on Friday became the first U.S. senator to formally endorse Haley. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ...
2 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Alaska Republicans to choose between Trump and Haley on Tuesday
Feb. 29—Alaska Republicans are set to vote Tuesday on their preferred presidential candidate, in what will be a matchup between Donald Trump — who is poised to become the party's nominee — and Nikki Haley, who has drawn support from prominent Alaska Republicans seeking an alternative to the former president. Under Alaska law, the state doesn't conduct presidential primaries. Instead, parties ...
6 min read - PoliticsThe Advocate
Alaska doesn't want to vote for Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the 2024 election
The RuPaul's Drag Race winner is speaking up and sharing her concerns for this year's race.
1 min read - USAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
Ballot measures on ranked choice repeal, minimum wage increase likely to go before Alaska voters
Feb. 27—Two citizen-backed initiatives will likely appear on the general election ballot in November, including one seeking to repeal Alaska's voting system, state election officials said Tuesday. After a monthlong review, the state Division of Elections made the initial assessment that groups had gathered enough signatures to place two questions on the ballot: Voters will be asked to indicate ...
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Anchorage mayoral candidates weigh in on possible local sales tax
Feb. 26—Eight candidates for Anchorage mayor answered questions Monday on a series of economic issues and ideas, including ways to stop outmigration, how to attract more people to the workforce and the possibility of a future local sales tax. The Anchorage Economic Development Corp. recently began advocating for a local sales tax to help reduce the property tax burden and boost public ...
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Borough election ballots in Mat-Su will include political parties, a first for Alaska
Feb. 21—PALMER — Starting in November, ballots for Mat-Su Borough mayoral, assembly and school board candidates will include political party affiliations, marking a first for local governments in Alaska. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to approve the change rather than send the question to voters as previously proposed. The vote allows school board and assembly candidates ...
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Voter registration deadline, mayoral forums and more coming up in Anchorage's city election
Feb. 21—Anchorage residents have less than two weeks to register or update voter registrations in order to cast a ballot for a mayoral candidate in the April 2 vote-by-mail regular city election. For municipal residents who haven't yet registered to vote with the state of Alaska, or for those who need to update their registration, the deadline is Sunday, March 3. Online voter registration is ...
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State of Alaska spending on highest-paid executives increased more than 5% last year to over $24 million
Feb. 16—The state of Alaska spent more than $24 million paying 167 executive-level officials in 2023, representing an increase of more than 5% in spending between 2022 and 2023, according to a recent report. State spending on executive compensation has exceeded $20 million annually since 2009. The state's top-paid executive was Frank Richards, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., ...
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LaFrance far outpaces competitors in first round of campaign fundraising reports for Anchorage mayor's race
Feb. 16—In the first major release of campaign fundraising reports, Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance far outraised her opponents. LaFrance, the former chair of the Anchorage Assembly, reported bringing in $291,819 in contributions from a broad range of small-dollar donations, as well as four-figure chunks from individuals and union groups. The report covered everything raised from ...
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Alaska's top-paid state executive got nearly a half-million dollars last year
Feb. 15—The state of Alaska spent more than $24 million paying 167 executive-level officials in 2023, representing an increase of more than 5% in spending between 2022 and 2023, according to a recent report. State spending on executive compensation has exceeded $20 million annually since 2009. The state's top-paid executive was Frank Richards, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., ...
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