1987 Anchorage mayoral election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1987 Anchorage mayoral election ← 1984 October 12, 1987 (first round)[1]November 3, 1987 (runoff)[2] 1990 → Turnout52.46% (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% Mayor before election Tony Knowles Democratic Elected mayor Tom Fink Republican Elections in Alaska Federal government Presidential elections 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Presidential primaries and caucuses Democratic 2008 2016 2020 2024 Republican 2008 2012 2016 2024 U.S. Senate elections 1958 1960 1962 1966 1968 1970 sp 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 2022 2026 2028 U.S. House of Representatives elections 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1973 sp 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 sp 2022 2024 2026 State government Statewide elections 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Gubernatorial elections 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Senate elections 1958 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 House of Representatives elections 1958 1960 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Ballot measures 1990 2 1998 2 2008 ACWI 2014 2 2020 2 2024 2 Anchorage Mayoral elections 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Municipal propositions 2018 (1) 2025 Borough elections 1963 (Sep.) 1963 (Dec.) 1965 vte 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] Larry Baker H. A. "Red" Boucher, member of the Alaska House of Representatives, former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, and former mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska Tom Fink, former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives and Republican nominee for governor of Alaska in 1982 Bud Knox Paul Honeman Tom O'Shaughnessy J. E. Stonerock Mike "Mafia Mike" Von Gnatensky Dave Walsh Results First round 1987 Anchorage mayoral general election[4][5] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Dave Walsh 18,200 35.20 Nonpartisan Tom Fink 15,666 30.30 Nonpartisan H. A. "Red" Boucher 12,346 23.88 Nonpartisan Larry Baker 3,342 6.46 Nonpartisan Mike "Mafia Mike" Von Gnatensky 1,725 3.34 Nonpartisan Paul Honeman 191 0.37 Nonpartisan J. E. Stonerock 107 0.21 Nonpartisan Bud Knox 95 0.18 Nonpartisan Tom O'Shaughnessy 40 0.08 Total votes 51,712 100 Runoff 1987 Anchorage mayoral runoff election[2] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Tom Fink 30,962 57.15 Nonpartisan Dave Walsh 23,214 42.85 Total votes 54,176 100 References ↑ "MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE REGULAR ELECTION OCTOBER 6, 1987 SUMMARY REPORT REPORT NUMBER 21" (PDF). Anchorage, Alaska. Retrieved May 4, 2021. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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] vte(1986 ←) 1987 United States elections (→ 1988)U.S. House California 5th sp Connecticut 4th sp Governors Kentucky (Lt. Gov) Louisiana Mississippi Attorneysgeneral Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Statelegislatures Virginia House of Delegates Senate Mayors Anchorage, AK Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Burlington, VT Chicago, IL Evansville, IN Fort Wayne, IN Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Knoxville, TN Manchester, NH Miami, FL Philadelphia, PA San Francisco, CA South Bend, IN Springfield, MA Worcester, MA State-wide California Connecticut Illinois Indiana Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Related Articles