2009 Anchorage mayoral election

The 2009 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 7 and May 5, 2009, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Since no candidate reached a 45% plurality needed to win outright, the top-two candidates advanced to a runoff. Fifteen candidates competed, with former State Rep. Eric Croft and former Anchorage Assemblyman Dan Sullivan proceeding to the runoff election, which Sullivan won with 57% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Matt Claman - former Anchorage Assembly chairman, acting Mayor since January 2009
 * Eric Croft - former Democratic State Representative and 2006 gubernatorial candidate
 * Merica Hlatcu
 * Paul Honeman
 * Phil Isley
 * Paul Kendall
 * Jacob Seth Kern
 * Dominic Lee
 * Bob Lupo
 * Walt Monegan - former Anchorage police chief and former Public Safety Commissioner
 * Billy Ray Powers
 * Sheila Selkregg - Anchorage Assemblywoman
 * Larry Shooshanian
 * Dan Sullivan - former Anchorage Assemblyman
 * Richard Wanda