1990 Anchorage mayoral election

1990 Anchorage mayoral election

October 2, 1990 (first round) October 30, 1990 (runoff)
Turnout	50.86% (runoff)
Candidate Tom Fink Rick Mystrom H. A. "Red" Boucher First-round vote 21,711 21,682 11,881 First-round percentage 38.6% 38.4% 21.5% Second-round vote 30,338 29,245 Second-round percentage 50.92% 49.08%
Mayor before election Tom Fink Republican Elected mayor Tom Fink Republican

The 1990 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2 and October 30, 1990, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tom Fink.

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.

Candidates

• H. A. "Red" Boucher, former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, and former mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska
• Tom Fink, incumbent mayor
• Rick Mystrom, advertising executive

Results

First round

1990 Anchorage mayoral general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tom Fink (incumbent)	21,711	38.6
	Nonpartisan	Rick Mystrom	21,682	38.4
	Nonpartisan	H. A. "Red" Boucher	11,881	21.5
Total votes			55,274	100

Runoff

1990 Anchorage mayoral runoff election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tom Fink (incumbent)	30,338	50.92
	Nonpartisan	Rick Mystrom	29,245	49.08
Total votes			59,583	100