Anchorage Assembly Race: Recount Looms

0:00It's April 15th. This is Anchorage News Today, Local News Powered by AI. Janice Park is holding a razor-thin lead over Dave Donnelly in the Anchorage Assembly Race for the Open Midtown District 4 Seed. As of Tuesday's preliminary count, Park has 5,015 votes that's 46.6% while Donnelly sits at 4,09, 168 votes, or 46.1%. That's just 47 votes separating them, a 0.4% edge. City rules kick in for margins under 0.5%. So an automatic recount looks certain. The municipal clerk has to start it within 7 days of certification if the lead holds. Officials finish counting election I ballads by Tuesday evening, but they're still processing mail-ins and fixing cured ones ahead of the April 23rd Canvas session. Park, a paralegal who's run before, got backing from Democratic lawmakers and Donnelly senators. Donnelly, a former state lawmaker and current school board member term-limited out had

1:01Republican endorsements. Third place, Kim Winston pulled just 395 votes, about 3.7% without much campaigning. Ballet totals hit 66,650 by Tuesday, or 28.3% of registered voters, right in line for A, non-Mayor O'Rase. If the margin stays tight post-campus, the recount happens April 24th at 10am, at the election center, open to the public with ballot, image reviews, expect the Election Commission to report results April 27th, and the assembly to certify and swear in members April 28th, recount, or not. This one's going to keep folks watching to the final tally drops.