Janice Park Wins Anchorage Assembly Seat by 26 Votes

0:00It's April 24th. You're listening to Anchorage News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Jenna's park has clinched the Midtown seat on the Anchorage Assembly, beating her closest rival Dave Donnelly by just 26 votes after an official. Recount on Friday. That's a razor-thin margin of 0.24% in a three-way race, where Park grabbed 46.5% of the votes to Donnelly's. 46.2%. The recount matched Thursday's numbers exactly, with election workers double-checking tricky ballots like write-ins, overvotes, and corrections right. They're on a big screen for everyone to see, including observers and park herself. Turnout was low at 27.1%, with 10,826 votes from nearly 40,000 registered folks. Plus, 72 unresolved write-ins. Park called the results set in wet concrete, though she admitted the way got stressful after Donnelly led early on election night before she pulled. Ahead as more ballots came in. Donnelly, a veteran politician, with conservative

1:04backers, like local Republican clubs in X-Mayors, kept it tight till the end. Officials reviewed hundreds of rejected ballots, mostly for signature mismatches, and the election commission meets Monday for final approval before. The assembly certifies everything, and swears in new members, Tuesday. Parks already prepping by hitting work sessions, ready to dive into housing and public safety on a board that lines up with Mayor Suzanne the Francis. Priorities, getting straight to work for the city.