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Mayoral elections in Salt Lake City

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Mayoral elections are currently regularly held in Salt Lake City, Utah, every four years to elect the city's mayor.

Elections before 1995

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1995

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1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election
 
← 1991 4 October and 7 November 1995 1999 →
     
Nominee Deedee Corradini Rich McKeown
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 21,353 20,826
Percentage 50.63% 49.37%
Mayor before election

Deedee Corradini
Democratic

Elected mayor

Deedee Corradini
Democratic

The 1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election was held between 4 October and 7 November 1995 in order to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City. Incumbent Mayor Deedee Corradini won re-election against her foremost opponent and fellow Nonpartisan candidate Rich McKeown.

Primary election

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The Nonpartisan primary election was held on 4 October 1995 and saw Rich McKeown and incumbent mayor Deedee Corradini advance towards a run-off.

1995 Salt Lake City mayoral primary election[1]
Candidate Votes %
Rich McKeown 7,452 37.35
Deedee Corradini 6,414 32.15
Stephen Harmsen 5,262 26.37
Donald R. Green 291 1.46
Nelson González 232 1.16
Ken Larsen 152 0.76
Frank Joseph Irish 75 0.38
Lawrence Rey "Larry" Topham 74 0.37
Total votes 19,945 100

General election

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The general election was held on 7 November 1995. Incumbent mayor Deedee Corradini won re-election by a margin of 527 votes against her run-off opponent and fellow Nonpartisan candidate Rich McKeown, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Salt Lake City mayoral election, 1995[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisanism Deedee Corradini (incumbent) 21,353 50.63
Nonpartisanism Rich McKeown 20,826 49.37
Total votes 42,179 100.00
Democratic hold

1999

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1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election
 
← 1995 November 2, 1999 2003 →
Turnout36.29%
     
Candidate Rocky Anderson Stuart Reid
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 24,262 15,961
Percentage 60.32% 39.68%
Mayor before election

Deedee Corradini
Democratic

Elected mayor

Rocky Anderson
Democratic

The 1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the election of Rocky Anderson.

Incumbent mayor Deedee Corradini did not seek reelection.[3]

Primary election

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The nonpartisan primary election was held on October 7?, 1999.[4]

1999 Salt Lake City mayoral primary election[5]
Candidate Votes %
Ross "Rocky" Anderson 6,115 23.17
Stuart Reid 5,139 19.47
Dave Jones 5,111 19.36
Jim Bradley 4,665 17.67
Steve Harmsen 3,670 13.90
Mark Zuhl 925 3.50
Mark E. Anderson 294 1.11
John M. Renteria 194 0.73
Niko M. Linardakis 139 0.53
Ken Larsen 118 0.45
Lawrence Rey Topham 27 0.10
Total votes 26,397 100
Voter turnout 36.29%

General election

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1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election[6]
Candidate Votes %
Ross "Rocky" Anderson 24,262 60.32
Stuart Reid 15,961 39.68
Total votes 40,223 100
Voter turnout 47.95%

2003

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2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election
 
← 1999 November 4, 2003 2007 →
Turnout47.94%
     
Candidate Rocky Anderson Frank R. Pignanelli
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 22,254 19,140
Percentage 53.76% 46.24%
Mayor before election

Rocky Anderson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Rocky Anderson
Democratic

The 2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 4, 2003,[4] to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Rocky Anderson, who defeated former Democratic Party minority leader of the Utah House of Representatives Frank R. Pignanelli.[7][8]

Primary election

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The nonpartisan primary election was held on October 7, 2003.[4]

2003 Salt Lake City mayoral primary election[9]
Candidate Votes %
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson (incumbent) 11,424 44.85
Frank R. Pignanelli 7,770 30.23
Molonai T. Hola 6,185 24.28
F. Joseph Irish 102 0.40
Lawerence Rey Topham 29 0.23
Total votes 25,510 100
Voter turnout 29.28%

General election

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2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election[8]
Candidate Votes %
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson (incumbent) 22,254 53.76
Frank R. Pignanelli 19,140 46.24
Write-in candidates 2 0.00
Total votes 41,396 100
Voter turnout 47.95%

2007

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2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election
← 2003 November 6, 2007 2011 →
     
Candidate Ralph Becker Dave Buhler
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 27,556 15,524
Percentage 63.77% 35.93%
Mayor before election

Rocky Anderson
Democratic

Elected mayor

Ralph Becker
Democratic

The 2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 6, 2007,[4] to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the election of Ralph Becker.

Incumbent mayor Rocky Anderson did not seek reelection.

Primary election

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The nonpartisan primary election was held on September 11, 2007.[4]

2007 Salt Lake City mayoral primary election[10]
Candidate Votes %
Ralph Becker 10,486 38.50
Dave Buhler 7,570 27.79
Jenny Wilson 6,364 23.36
Keith S. Christensen 2,295 8.43
J.P. Hughes 378 1.39
John M. Renteria 53 0.19
Quinn Cady McDonough 42 0.15
Rainer Huck 37 0.14
Robert "Lot" Muscheck 14 0.05
Total votes 27,239 100

General election

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2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election[11]
Candidate Votes %
Ralph Becker 27,556 63.77
Dave Buhler 15,524 35.93
Write-in candidates 129 0.30
Total votes 43,209 100

2011

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2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election
← 2007 November 8, 2011 2015 →
     
Candidate Ralph Becker J. Allen Kimball
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 14,189 4,519
Percentage 74.91% 23.86%
Mayor before election

Ralph Becker
Democratic

Elected mayor

Ralph Becker
Democratic

The 2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011,[4] to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the reelection of Ralph Becker.

Because only two candidates made the ballot, no primary election needed to be held.

General election

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Challenging incumbent mayor Ralph Becker was Republican retired businessman J. Allen Kimball. Kimball was widely unknown to voters, and was considered an underdog candidate.[12]

2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election[13]
Candidate Votes %
Ralph Becker (incumbent) 14,189 74.91
J. Allen Kimball 4,519 23.86
Write-in candidates 234 1.24
Total votes 18,942 100

2015

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Main article: 2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
← 2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
     
Candidate Jackie Biskupski Ralph Becker
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 19,896 18,702
Percentage 51.55% 48.45%
Mayor before election

Ralph Becker
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jackie Biskupski
Democratic

The 2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan.

Incumbent Mayor Ralph Becker, a Democrat in office since 2008, sought a third term in office,[14] but was defeated by Jackie Biskupski.

A primary election was held on August 11 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the November general election.[15]

Candidates

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Declined

Primary election

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2015 Salt Lake City mayoral primary election[23]
Candidate Votes %
Jackie Biskupski 13,278 46.06%
Ralph Becker (incumbent) 8,823 30.61%
Luke Garrott 3,764 13.06%
George Chapman 1,875 6.50%
Dave Robinson 1,085 3.76%
Total votes 28,825

General election

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2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election[24]
Candidate Votes %
Jackie Biskupski 19,896 51.55%
Ralph Becker (incumbent) 18,702 48.45%
Total votes 38,598

2019

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Main article: 2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election
2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election
← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →
   
Candidate Erin Mendenhall Luz Escamilla
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 25,502 18,342
Percentage 58.17% 41.83%
Mayor before election

Jackie Biskupski
Democratic

Elected mayor

Erin Mendenhall
Democratic

The 2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan.

In what was regarded to be a surprise, first-term incumbent mayor Jackie Biskupski announced on March 16, 2019, that she would not be seeking a second term, citing "a “serious and complex family situation".[25]

A primary election was held on August 15 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the November general election.[26] Erin Mendenhall defeated Luz Escamilla in the runoff.

Primary election

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2019 Salt Lake City mayoral primary election[27]
Candidate Votes %
Erin Mendenhall 9,046 24.27
Luz Escamilla 8,015 21.51
Jim Dabakis 7,531 20.21
David Garbett 6,238 16.74
David Ibarra 3,046 8.17
Stan Penfold 2,528 6.78
Rainer Huck 566 1.52
Richard N. Goldberger 296 0.79
Voter turnout 11.66%

General election

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2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election[28]
Candidate Votes %
Erin Mendenhall 25,502 58.17%
Luz Escamilla 18,342 41.83%
Voter turnout %

References

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