Anchorage voters have options this spring: The filing period for Anchorage municipal elections closed Friday night, and every school board incumbent who is running for reelection now has a competitor.
In addition, another mayoral candidate has filed: Phil Isley, who ran for school board in 2018 and was defeated by Deena Mitchell. In one race, to finish out the term of Chugiak-Eagle River Assembly member Kevin Cross, there is just one candidate: Mark Littlefield.
To drop from the ballot, candidates must file their intent to withdraw by Tuesday, Jan. 30. Ballots will be mailed out about March 13 and must be postmarked or returned to a drop box by April 2. Here’s the list of who is on the ballot, as of Friday at 5 pm:
Anchorage Mayoral Candidates
Popp, Bill – Filed 1/12/2024
Tuck, Chris – Filed 1/12/2024
Colbry, Darin – Filed 1/12/2024
Craig, Breck – Filed 1/17/2024
Darden, Dustin Thomas House – Filed 1/12/2024, Updated 1/16/2024
Danger, Nick – Filed 1/12/2024
Di Grappa, Jenny – Filed 1/26/2024
LaFrance, Suzanne – Filed 1/19/2024
Bronson, Dave – Filed 1/23/2024, Corrected 1/25/2024 Incumbent
Isley, Phil – Filed 1/25/2024
Anchorage Assembly – Seat A – District 2 – Candidates (1-year term)
Littlefield, Mark H. – Filed 1/18/2024
Anchorage School Board Candidates
School Board – Seat E
Higgins, Pat – Filed 1/12/2024, Incumbent
Schuster, Kay – Filed 1/12/2024
School Board – Seat F
Frank, Angela – Filed 1/23/2024
Wilson, Dora – Filed 1/12/2024 Incumbent
School Board – Seat G
Pohland, Chelsea – Filed 1/26/2024
Jacobs, Carl – Filed 1/12/2024 Incumbent
Service Area Board of Supervisors
The following candidates will only appear on the ballots of those who live in the road service area.
Bear Valley LRSA – Seat C
Ennis, William – Filed 1/12/2024
Birch Tree/Elmore LRSA – Seat B
Sherman, Luke – Filed 1/25/2024
Chugiak Fire Service Area – Seat B
Girdwood Valley Service Area – Seat A
Wingard, Jennifer – Filed 1/24/2024
Girdwood Valley Service Area – Seat B
Burnett, Brian – Filed 1/26/2024
Wilbanks, Brett – Filed 1/17/2024
Glen Alps Service Area – Seat E
Connolly, Joseph – Filed 1/23/2024
Homestead LRSA – Seat C
Hoffman, Kristy – Filed 1/24/2024
Lakehill LRSA – Seat B
Mt. Park Estates LRSA – Seat A
Percy, Heather – Filed 1/26/2024
Mt. Park/Robin Hill RRSA – Seat A
Mt. Park/Robin Hill RRSA – Seat B
Bassler, Thomas – Filed 1/18/2024
Paradise Valley South LRSA – Seat C
Rabbit Creek View/Heights LRSA – Seat A
Lipps, David – Filed 1/26/2024
Raven Woods/Bubbling Brook LRSA – Seat A
Rockhill LRSA – Seat A
Section 6/Campbell Airstrip Road LRSA – Seat B
Johnson, Eric – Filed 1/17/2024
Section 6/Campbell Airstrip Road LRSA – Seat C
Walker, Jack – Filed 1/16/2024
Sequoia Estates LRSA – Seat E
Skyranch Estates LRSA – Seat A
South Goldenview RRSA – Seat B
Culhane, Tim – Filed 1/16/2024
South Goldenview RRSA – Seat C
Lemon, Marty – Filed 1/16/2024
SRW Homeowners’ LRSA – Seat A
Talus West LRSA – Seat B
Winsor, Anthony – Filed 1/26/2024
Totem LRSA – Seat C
Higgins, Patrice – Filed 1/24/2024
Giammalva, Pamela – Filed 1/25/2024
Upper Grover LRSA – Seat A
Cottrell, Jim – Filed 1/16/2024
Upper O’Malley LRSA – Seat B
Upper O’Malley LRSA –Seat E
Valli Vue Estates LRSA – Seat A
Loeffler, Drew – Filed 1/26/2024
Valli Vue Estates LRSA – Seat D
Sallee, Diane – Filed 1/12/2024
Villages Scenic Parkway LRSA – Seat C
Now it’s time for Chris Tuck, Carl Jacobs, and Pat Higgins to roll up their sleeves and get to work on what Alaskan Democrat politicians do best; beating women.
10 mayoral candidates and a solid communist/socialist assembly. What a freaking mess.
If one ever had to take a test on the subjects of the ‘Listicle’ articles, what would that be called?
A ‘testi-cle’?
Really warming up to you Jefferson!
Nicely done
Is that Joseph Connolly of Wings ‘n Things fame? I miss that place terribly.
A confederacy of dunces.
MA, You easily pass as the most clever man in Alaska, pity that you are unable to unmask your brilliance, if just for a moment.
Why not state party affiliation on this list? There is nothing nonpartisan about the election, and we need a good sorting tool. Maybe a list that shows party affiliation and indicates incumbents as well. Looks like in most of the races we are once again flooded with candidates, mostly on the left. The school board candidates in particular seldom put out much information about themselves and continue to get reelection by low information voters by name recognition and advertising alone. We should all know by now that very few deserve another term, yet it continues. The Fairbanks GOP puts out such a list and it really simplifies things, yet in Anchorage such information is treated is treated like Top Secret information.
There are quite a few demonrats on that list. Where are the conservatives? Do they not understand that if they don’t get involved they will be prisoners in their own city?
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