1987 Anchorage mayoral election

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.

1987 Anchorage mayoral election

← 1984 October 12, 1987 (first round)[1] November 3, 1987 (runoff)[2] 1990 →
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%
Mayor before election Tony Knowles Democratic Elected mayor Tom Fink Republican

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]

Candidates

• 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