1994 Anchorage mayoral election

The 1994 Anchorage mayoral election was held on May 2 and May 17, 1994, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw the election of Rick Mystrom.

1994 Anchorage mayoral election

May 2, 1994 (first-round) May 17, 1994 (runoff)

Candidate Rick Mystrom Mark Begich Craig Campbell First-round vote 15,049 13,533 12,018 First-round percentage 21.78% 19.58% 17.39% Second-round vote 29,546 21,046 Second-round percentage 58.40% 41.60%   Candidate Jim Kubitz Heather Flynn Joyce Murphy First-round vote 7,594 6,896 6,181 First-round percentage 10.99% 9.98% 8.94%   Candidate Virginia Collins First-round vote 4,260 First-round percentage 6.16%

Mayor before election Tom Fink Republican Elected mayor Rick Mystrom Republican

Since no candidate had 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.

Results

First round

First-round results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rick Mystrom	15,049	21.78
	Nonpartisan	Mark Begich	13,533	19.58
	Nonpartisan	Craig Campbell	12,018	17.39
	Nonpartisan	Jim Kubitz	7,594	10.99
	Nonpartisan	Heather Flynn	6,896	9.98
	Nonpartisan	Dr. Joyce Murphy	6,181	8.94
	Nonpartisan	Virginia Collins	4,260	6.16
	Nonpartisan	Pat Parnell	2,314	3.35
	Nonpartisan	Mike John O'Callaghan	547	0.79
	Nonpartisan	Richard "Ziggy" Ziegler	271	0.39
	Nonpartisan	Michael J. P. DeFermo	134	0.19
	Nonpartisan	Tom Staudenmaier	107	0.15
	Nonpartisan	Matthew P. Gill	62	0.09
	Nonpartisan	Charles E. McKee	58	0.08
	Write-in	Write-ins	84	0.12
Turnout			69,108	49.52

Runoff

Runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rick Mystrom	29,546	58.40
	Nonpartisan	Mark Begich	21,046	41.60
Turnout			50,592