Alaska’s City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded to Mindy O’Neall, a Democrat, in the mayoral election on Tuesday night.
According to unofficial election night results made available by the city of Fairbanks, O’Neall received 1,808 votes (54 percent) and Pruhs received 1,528 votes (45.7 percent).
The ballot in mayoral elections in Fairbanks does not list party affiliations next to candidates’ names, but Republicans have held the role in Fairbanks for nearly a decade.
It’s not that depressing.
Local election turnout is single digit to ~15% in big cities. It’s higher in rural areas, but still well below state and federal races.
15-20% is normal for a local election in Fairbanks, from what I read. So this would be higher than most population centers but low end of normal for this electorate.