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Recount triggered for Anchorage Assembly Midtown race with 26-vote gap
Anchorage election officials will conduct a recount of votes in the race for the Midtown District 4 seat on the Anchorage Assembly on Friday morning.
With a 26-vote lead, Janice Park has 46.5% of votes while Dave Donley has 46.2% of votes, according to results released Thursday evening. A 0.24% margin splits the two candidates.
Recounts are triggered when the difference is less than 0.5%, according to municipal code.
About 10,826 votes were counted in this district of 39,935 registered voters, according to returns Thursday.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2026/04/23/recount-triggered-for-anchorage-assembly-midtown-race/