With only a small fraction of Anchorage support, the Left seizes control of all the land
Once the final tabulation in Anchorage’s mayoral election wraps up, the hard leftists candidate Suzanne LaFrance will likely have earned the vote of less than 14% of Anchorage’s overall residents and about 17% of registered
TODAY: Anchorage elects its mayor, with Eagle River turnout key for conservative incumbent
Anchoage Mayor Bronson’s victorious 2021 campaign was largely fueled by strong turnout in the far more conservative Eagle River area. Voter participation in this community will be key for him this year as
In-person vote centers open May 7-14 in mayoral election that could shape Anchorage for years
A Bronson victory would ensure a check to the liberal supermajority on the Anchorage Assembly, while a LaFrance win would consolidate power among the cultural and social
Will conservative voters turn the tide in what could be a sea change election in Anchorage?
Do Anchorage voters want a Planned Parenthood-endorsed, far-left activist at the helm of the mayor’s office? Do they want to pay $5 million for glorified port-a-potties? Are they on board with throwing $63 million at their rapidly shrinking and academically
Anchorage in-person Vote Centers open in three locations
Three, in-person vote centers are now open in Anchorage, giving residents additional options in voting in the mayoral and school board elections, along with eight ballot propositions for municipal bonds that amount to nearly $71 million totaling more than
Candidates begin filing for new Anchorage Assembly seat on May 3
Candidates can begin filing to run for the newly created 12th Anchorage Assembly seat starting at 8 a.m. on May 3. The deadline to file is May 10 at 5 p.m. A special election will be held on June 21 to fill the new seat. Candidate forms are available
Anchorage Election Update: 2nd round of tabulations released
The second day of vote tabulation revealed no substantial changes in key Anchorage Assembly and school board races on April 6. Three of the four hard-left incumbents are still leading comfortably, while fellow liberal John Weddleton continues to trail his
Early returns show most Anchorage Assembly & school board incumbents leading
Early returns in Anchorage’s April 5 mail-in election show three of the four hard-left incumbents in the lead, while fellow liberal John Weddleton is narrowly trailing his conservative challenger Randy Sulte. The open seat in Eagle River, however, looks
Vote NO on Anchorage school bonds: Focus must be students, not buildings
We all want our kids to have the best chance of success in life. Anchorage’s public schools play a vital role in that outcome. Unfortunately, we are hobbling our kids’ academic opportunities by allocating far too many of our nation-leading
Anchorage mail-in ballots found in garbage, vacant mailbox, wrong district
Anchorage School Board Candidate Mark Anthony Cox sent a photo to the Alaska Watchman on March 21 showing a municipal mail-in ballot lying in the trash can at the city’s southside U.S. Post Office (see photo to the right). Another resident, Dewey Wells,