Mayoral elections are currently regularly held inSalt Lake City ,Utah , every four years to elect thecity's mayor .
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1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election ← 1991 4 October and 7 November 1995 1999 →
The1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election was held between 4 October and 7 November 1995 in order to elect theMayor of Salt Lake City .Incumbent MayorDeedee Corradini won re-election against her foremost opponent and fellowNonpartisan candidate Rich McKeown.
The Nonpartisanprimary election was held on 4 October 1995 and saw Rich McKeown and incumbent mayorDeedee 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
The general election was held on 7 November 1995. Incumbent mayorDeedee 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 ofSalt Lake City ,Utah .
1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election Turnout 36.29%
The1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, to elect theMayor ofSalt Lake City ,Utah . It saw the election ofRocky Anderson .
Incumbent mayorDeedee Corradini did not seek reelection.[ 3]
The nonpartisanprimary 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 Turnout {{{votes}}} 36.29%
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2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election Turnout 47.94%
The2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 4, 2003,[ 4] to elect theMayor ofSalt Lake City ,Utah . It saw the reelection ofincumbent mayorRocky Anderson , who defeated formerDemocratic Party minority leader of theUtah House of Representatives Frank R. Pignanelli .[ 7] [ 8]
The nonpartisanprimary election was held on October 7, 2003.[ 4]
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2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election
The2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 6, 2007,[ 4] to elect theMayor ofSalt Lake City ,Utah . It saw the election ofRalph Becker .
Incumbent mayorRocky Anderson did not seek reelection.
The nonpartisanprimary 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
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2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election
The2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011,[ 4] to elect theMayor ofSalt Lake City ,Utah . It saw the reelection ofRalph Becker .
Because only two candidates made the ballot, noprimary election needed to be held.
Challengingincumbent mayorRalph Becker wasRepublican retired businessman J. Allen Kimball. Kimball was widely unknown to voters, and was considered anunderdog candidate.[ 12]
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2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
The2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect theMayor ofSalt Lake City ,Utah . Theelection was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan.
Incumbent MayorRalph Becker , a Democrat in office since 2008, sought a third term in office,[ 14] but was defeated byJackie Biskupski .
A primary election was held on August 11 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the November general election.[ 15]
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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
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2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election
The2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect themayor ofSalt 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 mayorJackie 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 defeatedLuz Escamilla in the runoff.
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 Turnout 37,266 11.66%
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