Anchorage mayoral runoff election: Q&As with Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance

Former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance and incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson have advanced to the mayoral runoff election. Ballots were mailed to Anchorage voters on April 30, and the last day of voting is May 14. (Photos provided by the candidates)

The Anchorage Daily News collaborated with Alaska Public Media on an updated candidate comparison guide for the mayoral runoff in the 2024 municipal election.

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The questions were developed with input from Anchorage voters. This guide allows voters to compare the mayoral runoff candidates — former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance and incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson — side-by-side on specific questions and issues. We edited candidates’ responses lightly for things like punctuation and spelling, but otherwise let their answers stand.

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• Hear from Bronson and LaFrance in a May 2 debate hosted by Alaska Public Media and ADN

• Bronson, LaFrance trade barbs heading into runoff

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Feedback? Let us know by emailing Anchorage Daily News Editor David Hulen at dhulen@adn.com and Alaska Public Media’s News Director Lori Townsend at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org.

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Anchorage mayoral runoff election: Q&As with Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance

Here’s what the candidates had to say about their priorities and many of the issues Anchorage voters said they care about most.