Left-of-center candidates lead initial Anchorage election results; school bond and levy failing by slim margins
The Anchorage Assembly is set to have three new members after preliminary election results were released Tuesday night. Meanwhile, two school-related propositions -- a bond package for capital improvements and a one-time tax hike intended to hire more teachers, are both failing by razor-thin margins.
Incumbent Assembly members Anna Brawley, representing West Anchorage, South Anchorage’s Zac Johnson and East Anchorage’s George Martinez are currently leading their challengers. All three faced opponents with more conservative political leanings.
- Brawley currently has a 13% lead over challenger Brian Flynn.
- Martinez leads challenger Cody Anderson by 15%.
- Johnson has 47% of the vote while challengers Bruce Vergason and Janelle Sharp, have about 38% and 11% respectively.
Johnson, who identifies as a moderate and typically votes with the Assembly’s left-of-center majority and Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, said he sees the results as voters affirming the way the city has been run recently.
https://alaskapublic.org/news/anchorage/2026-04-07/left-of-center-candidates-lead-initial-anchorage-election-results-school-bond-and-levy-failing-by-slim-margins