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Cities in Alaska
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Alaska
- An overview of local elections in Alaska
- An overview of the initiative process in Alaska
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | Borough |
|---|---|
| Anchorage | Anchorage Borough |
| Juneau | Juneau Borough |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 15 counties, 149 cities, towns, and villages, and 17 special districts.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Anchorage, Alaska - Anchorage Assembly and service area board of supervisors
- Juneau, Alaska - City council
- Alaska school board elections
2024
- Anchorage, Alaska - Mayor, assembly member, service area board of supervisors, superior court, and district court
- Juneau, Alaska - Mayor and city assembly
- Alaska school board elections
2023
- Anchorage, Alaska - Assembly and service area boards of supervisors
- Juneau, Alaska - City assembly
- Alaska school board elections
2022
- Anchorage, Alaska - City council (regular & special), service area boards of supervisors, superior court judges, and district court judges
- Juneau, Alaska - City council
- Alaska school board elections
2021
- Anchorage, Alaska - Mayor and service area board of supervisors
- Juneau, Alaska - Mayor and city assembl
- Alaska school board elections
2020
- Anchorage, Alaska - City council, service area board of supervisors, and superior and district court judges
- Alaska school board elections
Initiative process availability
An initiative process is available in:
- All general law cities, which have a mandated initiative process for ordinances.
- All 11 charter cities, which must include initiative for ordinances in the charter. Charters may also permit initiative for charter amendments.
- All general law boroughs, which have a mandated initiative process for ordinances.
- All 10 charter boroughs which must include initiative for ordinances in the charter. Charters may also permit initiative for charter amendments.[2]
See also
| Alaska | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
