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1965 Greater Anchorage Borough election
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1965 Greater Anchorage Borough election presidential no December 1963 Greater Anchorage Borough election Dec. 1963 1967 Greater Anchorage Borough election 1967 October 5, 1965
The 1965 Greater Anchorage Borough election was an election for borough offices in Anchorage, Alaska. It was held on October 5, 1965. 8,535 ballots were cast.1965 Regular Election Certificate of Election https://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Clerk/Elections/Election%20Results/1965%20Regular%20Election%20Certificate%20of%20Election.pdf www.muni.org State of Alaska Secretary of State 19 June 2025 1965
In a proposition ("Prop B"), the borough's voters voted overwhelmingly against reclassifying from a second class borough into a first class borough, maintaining the borough classification that they had voted to adopt two years prior.
Borough Assembly
Section 2
Section 2 seat on the Borough Assembly
Nonpartisan
Paul R. Boniface II
365
56.07
Nonpartisan
Walter E. Jerde (incumbent)
286
43.93
651
100
Section 5
Section 5 seat on the Borough Assembly
Nonpartisan
Donald L. Smith
420
41.58
Nonpartisan
James M. Garrigues
305
30.20
Nonpartisan
Mable H. Crawford (incumbent)Official Canvass Totals Anchorage Election District No. 8 Borough Incorporation Election December 3, 1963 https://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Clerk/Elections/Election%20Results/1963%20Certificate%20of%20Results.pdf www.muni.org State of Alaska Secretary of State 19 June 2025 1963
285
28.22
1010
100
Borough school board
An election was held for a three-year term for one of the seats on the borough school board.
Borough school board election
Nonpartisan
Richard R. Gay (incumbent)
6560
53.13
Nonpartisan
Dale Pierson
5788
46.87
12348
100
Propositions
Prop A: areawide dog control
Prop A: areawide dog control
Yes
5853
71.04
No
2386
28.96
8239
100
Prop B: reclassification of borough as a first class borough
Prop B: reclassification of borough as a first class borough
No
2422
63.29
Yes
1405
36.71
3827
100
Prop C: 11 million dollar school bond issue
Prop C: 11 million dollar school bond issue
Yes
4822
74.91
No
1615
25.09
6437
100
Prop D: fire control service area number 1
Prop D: fire control service area number 1
Yes
397
78.93
No
106
21.07
503
100
References
Category:1965 United States local elections
Category:1965 Alaska elections
Category:Local elections in Alaska
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