1978 Anchorage mayoral election
3 October 1978 (first round)
24 October 1978 (runoff)
 
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%
Mayor before election

George M. Sullivan
Republican

 Elected Mayor

George M. Sullivan
Republican

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

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