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Anchorage School District elections

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General election date
April 6, 2021
Enrollment ('17-'18)
47,588 students

Four seats on the Anchorage School District school board in Alaska were up for general election on April 6, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 29, 2021.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Seat B (one-year term)
* 3 Seat E
* 4 Seat F
* 5 Seat G
* 6 Additional elections on the ballot
* 6.1 What was at stake?
* 6.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 6.1.2 Candidate survey
* 6.2 About the district
* 6.3 See also
* 6.4 External links
* 6.5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# Seat B (one-year term)[edit]

General election

##### Special general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B

Kelly Lessens defeated Judy Eledge, Marilyn Stewart, and Mark Anthony Cox in the special general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat B on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Kelly Lessens (Nonpartisan)  |

38.4

| 25,349

| Judy Eledge (Nonpartisan)  |

38.1

| 25,125

| Marilyn Stewart (Nonpartisan)  |

11.3

| 7,452

| Mark Anthony Cox (Nonpartisan)  |

11.3

| 7,444
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.9

| 564

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 65,934

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# Seat E[edit]

General election

##### General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat E

The following candidates ran in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat E on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Pat Higgins (Nonpartisan)  |

32.6

| 21,407

| Sami Graham (Nonpartisan)  |

32.1

| 21,038

| Alisha Hilde (Nonpartisan)  |

12.6

| 8,265

| Rachel Blakeslee (Nonpartisan)  |

9.8

| 6,402

| Edgar Blatchford (Nonpartisan)  |

8.0

| 5,267

| Nial Sherwood Williams (Nonpartisan)  |

4.0

| 2,653
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.9

| 604

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 65,636

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# Seat F[edit]

General election

##### General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat F

Dora Wilson defeated Kim Paulson, Marcus Sanders, and Dan Loring in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat F on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Dora Wilson (Nonpartisan)  |

44.5

| 28,779

| Kim Paulson (Nonpartisan)  |

33.4

| 21,606

| Marcus Sanders (Nonpartisan)  |

15.9

| 10,257

| Dan Loring (Nonpartisan)  |

5.2

| 3,345
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.0

| 655

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 64,642

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# Seat G[edit]

General election

##### General election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat G

Carl Jacobs defeated incumbent Elisa Vakalis in the general election for Anchorage School District Board of Education Seat G on April 6, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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| Carl Jacobs (Nonpartisan)  |

50.3

| 31,944

| Elisa Vakalis (Nonpartisan)  |

47.9

| 30,422
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.8

| 1,115

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 63,481

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* David Nees (Nonpartisan)
* Pierce Blewett (Nonpartisan)
* Larry Daugherty (Nonpartisan)

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Alaska elections, 2021

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##### April 6, 2021

* Felix Rivera recall, Anchorage, Alaska (2020-2021)
* Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2021)
* City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)
* Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 10, De-Annexation of Alpine Terrace (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 11, De-Annexation of Creekview Estates (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 1, Facilities Bond Issue (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 2, Senior Center and Library Bond Issue (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 3, Transportation Bond Issue (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 4, Law Enforcement Property Tax (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 5, Roads and Drainage Bond Issue (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 6, Parks and Recreational Services Bond Issue (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 7, Fire Service Bond Issue (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 8, Law Enforcement Bond Issue (April 2021)
* Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 9, Annexation of Blue Beary Estates (April 2021)

##### May 11, 2021

* Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2021)

##### October 26, 2021

* Meg Zaletel recall, Anchorage, Alaska (2020-2021)

## What was at stake?[edit]

### Report a story for this election[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Anchorage School District, Alaska

The Anchorage School District is located in Anchorage County, Alaska. The district served 48,324 students during the 2015-2016 school year.[1]

## See also[edit]

Anchorage School District | Alaska | School Boards

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* Anchorage School District, Alaska, elections (2020)

* List of school districts in Alaska

* Alaska school board elections, 2021
* Public education in Alaska
* Local ballot measures, Alaska

* School board elections, 2021
* School board elections, 2020

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Anchorage School District

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 29, 2018

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