Anchorage City Election: Tight Race for Midtown Assembly Seat

0:00It's April 20th. This is Anchorage News Today, driven by AI. Yo, the tightest race in Anchorage's city election is the Midtown Assembly seat, where Janice Park holds a razor-thin lead of 41 votes over. Dave Donnelly is to replace term-limited Felix Rivera, and with results this close after counting thousands of ballots, a recount looks inevitable. City rules kick-and for leads under 0.5%, parks at 0.38% as of Friday 9th. Elections clerk Liz Edwards says they'll decide Thursday during the public canvas session after checking rejected ballots in any last minute, mail-ins or fixes. Meanwhile, the other assembly races aren't sweating it. In Cumbans, George Martinez in East Anchorage, Zach Johnson in South, and Anna Brawley in West are set to stay put. Sydney Scout leads for North Anchorage, replacing Chris Constant, and Donald Handelman takes Eagle River over Scott Myers, who didn't run again. On the ballot measures, most are passing smooth, except the public safety bond for police station

1:04upgrades and parking that's falling short. Voter turnout jumped to, over 66,000 ballots cast, a solid 10% bump from last time. Keep an eye on that canvas Thursday, and potential recount Friday at 10am, full certification hits April 28th, so this drama's just heating up.