2009 Anchorage mayoral election

The 2009 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 7 and May 5, 2009, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Incumbent Mayor Mark Begich had been elected Alaska's junior U.S. Senator in November 2008. Since no candidate reached a 45% plurality needed to win outright, the top-two candidates advanced to a runoff. Fifteen candidates competed, with former State Rep. Eric Croft and former Anchorage Assemblyman Dan Sullivan proceeding to the runoff election, which Sullivan won with 57% of the vote.^[3]

2009 Anchorage mayoral election

← 2006 April 7, 2009 (first round)[1] May 5, 2009 (runoff)[2] 2012 →
Turnout	29.67% (first round) 22.35% (runoff)
Candidate Dan Sullivan Eric Croft Sheila Selkregg First-round vote 25,262 11,432 9,473 First-round percentage 43.38% 19.63% 16.27% Second-round vote 31,194 28,812 Second-round percentage 56.71% 43.29%   Candidate Walt Monegan Matt Claman First-round vote 5,063 3,325 First-round percentage 8.69% 5.71%
Runoff results by precinct: Sullivan:   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Tie:   50–60% Croft:   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90%
Mayor before election Matt Claman (acting) Democratic Elected mayor Dan Sullivan Republican

Candidates

• Matt Claman - former Anchorage Assembly chairman, acting Mayor since January 2009
• Eric Croft - former Democratic State Representative and 2006 gubernatorial candidate
• Merica Hlatcu
• Paul Honeman
• Phil Isley
• Paul Kendall
• Jacob Seth Kern
• Dominic Lee
• Bob Lupo
• Walt Monegan - former Anchorage police chief and former Public Safety Commissioner
• Billy Ray Powers
• Sheila Selkregg - Anchorage Assemblywoman
• Larry Shooshanian
• Dan Sullivan - former Anchorage Assemblyman
• Richard Wanda

Results

First round

2009 Anchorage mayoral election (first round)^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Sullivan	25,262	43.38
	Nonpartisan	Eric Croft	11,432	19.63
	Nonpartisan	Sheila Selkregg	9,473	16.27
	Nonpartisan	Walt Monegan	5,063	8.69
	Nonpartisan	Matt Claman	3,325	5.71
	Nonpartisan	Paul Honeman	2,636	4.53
	Nonpartisan	Paul Kendall	146	0.25
	Nonpartisan	Dominic Lee	144	0.25
	Nonpartisan	Billy Ray Powers	133	0.23
	Nonpartisan	Phil Isley	122	0.21
	Nonpartisan	Jacob Seth Kern	85	0.15
	Nonpartisan	Bob Lupo	83	0.14
	Nonpartisan	Larry Shooshanian	59	0.10
	Nonpartisan	Richard Wanda	52	0.09
	Nonpartisan	Merica Hlatcu	48	0.08
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	170	0.29
Turnout			58,233	29.67

Runoff

2009 Anchorage mayoral election runoff^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Dan Sullivan	31,194	56.71	+13.33
	Nonpartisan	Eric Croft	23,812	43.29	+23.96
Turnout			55,006	22.35