Ten candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. Four candidates lead in endorsements and local media attention: incumbent David Bronson, Suzanne LaFrance, Bill Popp, and Chris Tuck.
First elected in 2021, Bronson is running on his first-term record. Bronson says he opposed the Anchorage Assembly’s efforts to increase tax and spending rates and worked to reopen the city following the COVID-19 pandemic. Bronson says he has the “relentless commitment, vision, and a whole lot of heart” needed for the office.
LaFrance is a former member of the Anchorage Assembly who served as its chair during the first two years of Bronson’s term. LaFrance says she is running to “bring people together and get our future back on track.” LaFrance says her business experience and time on the assembly give her the necessary knowledge and skillset to turn Anchorage around.
