1965 Greater Anchorage Borough election

1965 Greater Anchorage Borough election
October 5, 1965

The 1965 Greater Anchorage Borough election was an election for borough offices in Anchorage, Alaska. It was held on October 5, 1965. 8,535 ballots were cast.[1]

In a proposition ("Prop B"), the borough's voters voted overwhelmingly against reclassifying from a second class borough into a first class borough, maintaining the borough classification that they had voted to adopt two years prior.

Borough Assembly

Section 2

Section 2 seat on the Borough Assembly[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Paul R. Boniface II 365 56.07
Nonpartisan Walter E. Jerde (incumbent)[2] 286 43.93
Total votes 651 100

Section 5

Section 5 seat on the Borough Assembly[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Donald L. Smith 420 41.58
Nonpartisan James M. Garrigues 305 30.20
Nonpartisan Mable H. Crawford (incumbent)[2] 285 28.22
Total votes 1,010 100

Borough school board

An election was held for a three-year term for one of the seats on the borough school board.[1]

Borough school board election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Richard R. Gay (incumbent)[2] 6,560 53.13
Nonpartisan Dale Pierson 5,788 46.87
Total votes 12,348 100

Propositions

Prop A: areawide dog control

Prop A: areawide dog control[1]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 5,853 71.04
No 2,386 28.96
Total votes 8,239 100

Prop B: reclassification of borough as a first class borough

Prop B: reclassification of borough as a first class borough[1]
Candidate Votes %
No 2,422 63.29
Yes 1,405 36.71
Total votes 3,827 100

Prop C: 11 million dollar school bond issue

Prop C: 11 million dollar school bond issue[1]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 4,822 74.91
No 1,615 25.09
Total votes 6,437 100

Prop D: fire control service area number 1

Prop D: fire control service area number 1[1]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 397 78.93
No 106 21.07
Total votes 503 100

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "1965 Regular Election Certificate of Election" (PDF). www.muni.org. State of Alaska Secretary of State. 1965. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Official Canvass Totals Anchorage Election District No. 8 Borough Incorporation Election December 3, 1963" (PDF). www.muni.org. State of Alaska Secretary of State. 1963. Retrieved 19 June 2025.