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1965 Greater Anchorage Borough election
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.[ 1]
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.
Section 2 seat on the Borough Assembly[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan Paul R. Boniface II 365 56.07
Nonpartisan
Walter E. Jerde (incumbent)[ 2]
286
43.93
Total votes
651 100
Section 5 seat on the Borough Assembly[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan Donald L. Smith 420 41.58
Nonpartisan
James M. Garrigues
305
30.20
Nonpartisan
Mable H. Crawford (incumbent)[ 2]
285
28.22
Total votes
1,010 100
Borough school board [ edit ] An election was held for a three-year term for one of the seats on the borough school board.[ 1]
Borough school board election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan Richard R. Gay (incumbent)[ 2] 6,560 53.13
Nonpartisan
Dale Pierson
5,788
46.87
Total votes
12,348 100
Prop A: areawide dog control [ edit ]
Prop A: areawide dog control[ 1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Yes
5,853
71.04
No
2,386
28.96
Total votes
8,239 100
Prop B: reclassification of borough as a first class borough [ edit ]
Prop B: reclassification of borough as a first class borough[ 1]
Candidate
Votes
%
No
2,422
63.29
Yes
1,405
36.71
Total votes
3,827 100
Prop C: 11 million dollar school bond issue [ edit ]
Prop C: 11 million dollar school bond issue[ 1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Yes
4,822
74.91
No
1,615
25.09
Total votes
6,437 100
Prop D: fire control service area number 1 [ edit ]
Prop D: fire control service area number 1[ 1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Yes
397
78.93
No
106
21.07
Total votes
503 100
