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.

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

Runoff

References


Anchorage mayoral candidates address sales tax, muni workforce issues

RTÉ Archives Politics General Election 1987

Anchorage Chamber Mayoral Candidate Forum Truly Bizarre The Alaska

[1987 Chicago Mayoral Election Washington/Vrdolyak/Heinz] Media

Anchorage Alaska Mayoral Seat Flips from Blue to Red After Republican