# 2024 Anchorage mayoral election

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The 2024 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 2, 2024, with a runoff election on May 14 because no candidate received more than 45% of the vote in the first round. It elected the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Incumbent Republican mayor Dave Bronson ran for re-election to a second term in office.
Bronson and former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance advanced to the runoff, with LaFrance narrowly placing ahead of Bronson. Bronson's general election vote total was the lowest for an incumbent Anchorage mayor since 2009. Candidates eliminated in the general election include nonprofit executive Bill Popp and former Alaska House Majority Leader Chris Tuck. Popp endorsed LaFrance in the runoff, while Tuck remained neutral.
LaFrance prevailed in the runoff, becoming the first woman elected mayor of Anchorage. Bronson is only the second mayor of Anchorage to lose re-election since it became a borough in 1975.

## Candidates
### Advanced to runoff

* Dave Bronson, incumbent mayor (party affiliation: Republican)
* Suzanne LaFrance, former chair of the Anchorage Assembly (party affiliation: Independent)

### Eliminated in general election

* Darin Colbry, truck driver and perennial candidate (party affiliation: Republican)
* Breck Craig, technology project manager, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016, and candidate for U.S. House in 2022 (party affiliation: Independent)
* Nick Danger, former Girdwood supervisor, former WWF wrestler, and perennial candidate (party affiliation: Republican)
* Dustin Darden, maintenance worker and perennial candidate (party affiliation: Alaskan Independence)
* Jenny Di Grapa, food bank community relations director
* Phil Isley, aircraft mechanic and perennial candidate
* Bill Popp, nonprofit executive and former Kenai Peninsula Borough assemblyman (party affiliation: Independent) (endorsed LaFrance in runoff)
* Chris Tuck, former Majority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives and former Anchorage school board member (party affiliation: Democratic) (declined to endorse in runoff)

## General election
### Endorsements
#### Federal officials

* Dan Sullivan, U.S. senator

#### Statewide officials

* Mike Dunleavy, governor of Alaska

#### State cabinet officials

* Kelly Tshibaka, former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration

#### Local officials

* Dan Sullivan, former mayor of Anchorage

#### State cabinet officials

* Heidi Drygas, former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor

#### State legislators

* Forrest Dunbar, state senator and runner-up for mayor in 2021 (Democratic)
* 8 state representatives

#### Local officials

* 7 Anchorage assemblymembers
* 3 Anchorage school board members

#### Labor unions

* AFL-CIO Anchorage Central Labor Council
* Alaska State Employees Association (AFSCME Local 52)
* Anchorage Fire Department Union (IAFF Local 1264)
* Anchorage Police Department Employees Association PAC (co-endorsement with Popp)

#### Organizations

* EMILY's List
* Planned Parenthood Action

#### Political parties

* Alaska Democratic Party (co-endorsement with Tuck)
* Anchorage Democrats (co-endorsement with Tuck)

#### Labor unions

* Anchorage Police Department Employees Association PAC (co-endorsement with LaFrance)

#### State legislators

* Tom Begich, former Minority Leader of the Alaska Senate
* Les Gara, former state representative
* Berta Gardner, former state senator
* Elvi Gray-Jackson, state senator
* Cliff Groh, state representative (co-endorsement with LaFrance)
* Andy Josephson, state representative
* Löki Tobin, state senator
* Bill Wielechowski, state senator

#### Local officials

* Pat Higgins, Anchorage school board member

#### Political parties

* Alaska Democratic Party (co-endorsement with LaFrance)
* Anchorage Democrats (co-endorsement with LaFrance)

#### Federal officials

* Lisa Murkowski, U.S. senator (Republican)

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dave Bronson | Suzanne LaFrance | Bill Popp | Chris Tuck | Other | Undecided |
| Alaska Survey Research | July 24–28, 2023 | 555 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 33% | 20% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 16% |

### Results

2024 Anchorage mayoral general election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Suzanne LaFrance | Suzanne LaFrance | 25,904 | 36.23 |
| Dave Bronson (incumbent) | Dave Bronson (incumbent) | 25,431 | 35.57 |
| Bill Popp | Bill Popp | 11,968 | 16.74 |
| Chris Tuck | Chris Tuck | 5,650 | 7.90 |
| Jenny Di Grapa | Jenny Di Grapa | 1,435 | 2.01 |
| Nick Danger | Nick Danger | 326 | 0.46 |
| Phil Isley | Phil Isley | 311 | 0.43 |
| Dustin Darden | Dustin Darden | 229 | 0.32 |
| Breck Craig | Breck Craig | 154 | 0.22 |
| Darin Colbry | Darin Colbry | 88 | 0.12 |
| Write-in | Write-in | 155 | 0.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 71,496 | 100 |

## Runoff
### Results

2024 Anchorage mayoral runoff :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Suzanne LaFrance | Suzanne LaFrance | 42,597 | 53.54 |
| Dave Bronson (incumbent) | Dave Bronson (incumbent) | 36,961 | 46.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 79,558 | 100.00 |