Anchorage clerk says Assembly race between Donley and Park may be headed to recount

Anchorage clerk says Assembly race between Donley and Park may be headed to recount

Donley, a longtime conservative Anchorage school board member, lead on election night, April 7, but has since fallen behind in his bid to win a seat on the…

Tight Anchorage Assembly race between Park and Donley likely headed to a recount - The Alaska Current

Just 47 votes separated progressive Anchorage Assembly candidate Janice Park and conservative Dave Donley in the race to represent Midtown Anchorage, close enough that an automatic recount is likely in the cards. As it stands, Park leads the race with 46.56% of the vote to Donley’s 46.12%. That’s within 0.44%, within the 0.5% needed to trigger the automatic recount, and while more ballots have yet to be counted, the Municipal Clerk’s office is p…