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Juneau’s election results certified with 36.11% turnout; decisive results on all ballot items
1% seasonal sales tax passes by 14%, higher mill rate cap fails by 5%, closest candidate race sees winner prevail by more than 6%
By Mark Sabbatini
Juneau Independent
Results of Juneau’s Oct. 6 municipal election were certified Tuesday, with the 10,027 voters representing a middling turnout rate of 36.11% compared to the past several years, according to the city clerk’s office.
The certified winners of the three Juneau Assembly races, two Juneau Board of Education races, and three tax-related ballot propositions were unchanged from preliminary results released on Election Night. All of the races had winners with decisive margins of 5% or more.
Paul Kelly was reelected to a second Assembly Areawide term with 62.09% of the vote, ahead of challengers Brad Sapp with 32.13% and James McCants with 5.78%. In the other competitive Assembly race, Joyce Niven was newly elected to a District 2 seat with 33.06%, defeating Malachi Thorington with 25.78%, Karla Hart with 24.11% and David Morris with 17.05%.
Mila Cosgrove was elected to her first term as an Assembly District 1 member as an unopposed candidate.
First-term school board incumbents David Noon and Britteny Cioni-Haywood each were reelected by solid margins, respectively getting 40.1% and 36.29% against challenger Christine Johnson at 23.61% for two open seats.
Juneau voters easily renewed a temporary 3% sales tax for another five years with 80.11% voting yes and 19.89% no. An additional 1% seasonal sales tax between April 1 and Sept. 30 passed with 57.16% in favor and 42.84% against, while raising the mill cap to 12 instead nine failed by a vote of 47.52% in favor and 52.48% against.
Voter turnout in past elections was 36.63% in 2025, 38.7% in 2024, 33.98% in 2023 and 32.87% in 2022, according to the clerk’s office.
• Contact Mark Sabbatini at editor@juneauindependent.com or (907) 957-2306.
