An Anchorage ballot driblet container astatine nan Loussac Library connected May 13, 2024. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

Tuesday is nan past time to ballot successful Anchorage’s mayoral runoff predetermination and, truthful far, 51,920 residents person formed their ballots.

Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson is moving against erstwhile Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance for a three-year word arsenic mayor. 

As of Monday night, nan most up-to-date accusation from nan clerk’s office shows that nan metropolis has received astir 6,000 more ballots than it had by nan aforesaid constituent successful nan April regular mayoral election. 

But nan count truthful acold is little than the past clip nan metropolis had a mayoral runoff, successful 2021. By nan aforesaid constituent successful nan 2021 mayoral runoff election, nan metropolis had received astir 11,000 much ballots from voters. That year, a grounds 90,816 ballots were counted successful total. 

Overall, a small complete 73,000 ballots were counted successful this April’s regular election. 

Voters person until 8 p.m. Tuesday to driblet disconnected their ballots astatine a drop container aliases ballot center. Mail-in ballots must beryllium postmarked by Tuesday. Keep an oculus connected alaskapublic.org for results.

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