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1987 Anchorage mayoral election Turnout 52.46% (runoff)[ 2]
Candidate
Tom Fink
Dave Walsh
H. A. "Red" Boucher
First-round vote
15,666
18,200
12,346
First-round percentage
30.30%
35.20%
23.88%
Second-round vote
30,962
23,214
Second-round percentage
57.15%
42.85%
Candidate
Larry Baker
First-round vote
3,342
First-round percentage
6.46%
The 1987 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 12 and November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska . It saw election of Tom Fink .
Incumbent mayor Tony Knowles was term-limited .
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.[ 3] [ 4]
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^ "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE REGULAR ELECTION OCTOBER 6, 1987 SUMMARY REPORT REPORT NUMBER 21" (PDF) . Anchorage, Alaska. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ a b c "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE TALLY SHEET RUN–OFF ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1987 OFFICIAL RESULTS REGULAR, ABSENTEE AND QUESTIONED BALLOTS" (PDF) . Anchorage, Alaska. November 3, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "Anchorage Alaska A.O. No. 2007-152" (PDF) . Municipality of Anchorage. November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
^ a b "Fink Changes Stance on Using Permanent Fund" . Newspapers.com . Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. October 15, 1987. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9M8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n6YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=fink%20boucher&pg=1462%2C3451336 [dead link ]