Red wave: Fairbanks goes conservative, with David Pruhs winning city mayor by decisive margin

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Early results are promising for conservative candidates in the local elections in Fairbanks, where conservatives won handily on Tuesday, and where missing precincts favor conservatives. Unofficial results:

Fairbanks City Mayor

  • David Pruhs – 56.59%
  • Valerie Therrien – 42.77%

City Council Seat C

  • Sue Sprinkle – 43%
  • Richard Croteau – 38.30%
  • Sean MacDonald – 17.90%

City Council Seat D

  • Aaron Gibson – 49.87%
  • Crystal Tidwell – 49.40%

Borough Assembly Seat B

  • Brett Rotermund – 52.64%
  • Kuba Grzeda – 46.87%

Borough Assembly Seat C

  • Mindy L. O’Neall – 84.93%

Borough Assembly Seat I

  • Barbara Haney – 51.03%
  • Liz Reeves-Ramos – 48.40%

School Board Seat C

  • Brandy Harty – 49.64%
  • Les Nichols – 49.49%\

School Board Seat D

  • Melissa Burnett – 53.49%
  • Kaneisha Radgosky – 45.93%

The results of the Fairbanks election so far match the efforts of Interior Republicans, an independent group that handed out hundreds of cards listing their preferred candidates for the election.