| Election Name: | 1987 Anchorage mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Anchorage, Alaska.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1984 Anchorage mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Anchorage mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Election Date: | October 12, 1987 (first round)[1] November 3, 1987 (runoff)[2] |
| Turnout: | 52.46% (runoff) |
| 1Blank: | First-round vote |
| 2Blank: | First-round percentage |
| 3Blank: | Second-round vote |
| 4Blank: | Second-round percentage |
| Candidate1: | Tom Fink |
| Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data1: | 15,666 |
| 2Data1: | 30.30% |
| 3Data1: | 30,962 |
| 4Data1: | 57.15% |
| Candidate2: | Dave Walsh |
| Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data2: | 18,200 |
| 2Data2: | 35.20% |
| 3Data2: | 23,214 |
| 4Data2: | 42.85% |
| Candidate3: | H. A. "Red" Boucher |
| Colour3: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data3: | 12,346 |
| 2Data3: | 23.88% |
| Candidate4: | Larry Baker |
| Colour4: | c0c0c0 |
| 1Data4: | 3,342 |
| 2Data4: | 6.46% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Tony Knowles |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tom Fink |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1987 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 12 and November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw election of Tom Fink.
Incumbent mayor Tony Knowles was term-limited.
Since at no candidate received 40% of the vote in the first round (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff), a runoff was held between the top-two finishers of the first round.[3] [4]