The final numbers are in and it’s Mayor Peter Micciche for the win.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough held a special election this month to fill the leadership position left when former Mayor Charlier Pierce resigned from office last fall to concentrate on his run for governor.
Micciche was the apparent winner after the polls closed on Feb. 14, but needed to have more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff.
On Feb. 21, the borough Assembly certified the results. With Micciche still holding with over 50%, he is the winner.
Micciche is a longtime public servant on the Peninsula and was the mayor of Soldotna before serving in the Legislature. He retired this January after choosing to not run for reelection, so that he could spend more time at home with his family on the Peninsula.
Over 5,000 Peninsula voters cast ballots in the election. Micciche will serve through Pierce’s remaining months, and if he wants to hold the job for three more years, he’ll have to run again in October, when the regular election is scheduled.
