Anchorage Assembly Race Headed for Recount

0:00It's April 18. You're listening to Anchorage News today, AI-powered local news. Most votes from Anchorage's April Municipal Election are in, with just a few mail-in ballots left to count. Officials say results point to a likely recount for the Midtown District 4 assembly seat, where Pear Legal Janice Park holds a slim 41 vote. Lead over former lawmaker, Dave Donnelly. That gap sits at 0.38%, under the half percent threshold that triggers an automatic recount on April 24 at 10. A.M. Park pulled in 5,022 votes for 46.5%, while Donnelly has 4,981 for 46.2%. Voters shot down the $79 million school bond, and $12 million tax levy by razor-thin margins around 1% each. Proposition 1 failed with 49.7% against, and Proposition 9 with 49.6% opposed. Inconvents, like Anna Braali, George Martinez, and Zach Johnson, kept their leads solid

1:02across districts. In Eagle River, engineered Donnelled Handelman, looks set to replace Scott Myers with 55.4%. School board races date strong for Rachel Blakesley at 53.8%, and Paul McDonough at 46.5%. The $350,000 police bond is tanking, too, 50% against. Assembly clerk Jamie Heinz says they'll wrap preliminaries by April 23, with full certification on April 28 when new members get sworn in. Mayors Suzanne the France's majority hold steady despite the shakeup.