a female successful reddish speaks astatine a microphoneAnchorage mayoral campaigner Suzanne LaFrance speaks astatine Williwaw Social aft results showed her starring incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson connected May 14, 2024. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

Anchorage mayoral campaigner Suzanne LaFrance continues to complete incumbent Dave Bronson successful nan city’s runoff election, aft much than 8,700 further ballots were counted. 

In nan latest batch results, posted Wednesday night, LaFrance has astir 54 percent of nan ballot to Bronson’s 46 percent. 

LaFrance, a erstwhile Anchorage Assembly chair, was starring Bronson by almost 5,000 votes pinch astir 55 percent of nan ballot aft Tuesday night’s first results came in.

If she maintains her lead, LaFrance will go nan first female elected to lead Alaska’s largest city. 

By nan extremity of Wednesday, officials pinch nan metropolis clerk’s agency reported they’d received much than 67,000 ballots, pinch thousands much apt to travel in. 

Election results will beryllium certified connected May 31. The opening of nan adjacent three-year Anchorage mayoral word will statesman connected July 1.

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