Salt Lake County is located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,185,238, making it the most populous county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The county was created in 1850. Salt Lake County is the 37th most populated county in the United States and is one of four counties in the Rocky Mountains to make it into the top 100. Salt Lake County has been the only county of the first class in Utah – under the Utah Code is a county with a population of 700,000 or greater. Although, Utah County directly to the south has recently reached this threshold.
Nancy Workman was an American politician who was the first county mayor of Salt Lake County, and a member of the Republican Party. She was the last Republican to have held this office. She was born in Pueblo, Colorado, but grew up in Boise, Idaho where her father was an automobile dealer. She finally settled in the Salt Lake Valley during her senior year of high school.
Ralph Elihu Becker Jr. is an American politician, planner, and attorney who served as the Minority Leader of the Utah State House of Representatives and the 34th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jenny Wilson is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah. In September 2007, she was a primary candidate for mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2016, she was Utah's national committeewoman for the Democratic Party. She is the daughter of Ted Wilson, a former mayor of Salt Lake City. Wilson was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Utah Senate race, running against Republican nominee Mitt Romney. After her election defeat, she was appointed to replace Ben McAdams as Salt Lake County Mayor, taking the oath of office in January 2019. She was elected to that position for a full four-year term in the 2020 general election.
Nancy Saxton is a former Salt Lake City Council Member and mayoral candidate.
Wayne Warren Williams is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as an at-large member on the city council of Colorado Springs, Colorado from 2019 to 2023. Before serving on City Council, Williams was the Secretary of State of Colorado from 2015 to 2019.
Richard Snelgrove is an American politician and small business owner from Utah. Through 2022, he was an at-large member and the chair of the Salt Lake County Council, representing 1.2 million residents. He was elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016. He advocates for a collaborative and bipartisan approach in County government to address issues and serve people.
The 2020 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Although incumbent Republican Governor Gary Herbert was eligible to run for re-election to a third full term, he initially announced shortly after being re-elected in 2016 that he would not run again, but indicated in January 2019 that he was open to the possibility of running again before ultimately deciding to retire and endorse his lieutenant governor, Spencer Cox. Utah had not had a Democratic governor since Scott M. Matheson left office in January 1985. This is the second longest active streak of one-party leadership, trailing only South Dakota, which had not had a Democratic governor since Harvey L. Wollman left office in 1979.
Shireen Ghorbani is an American politician from Utah. She was an at-large member of the Salt Lake County Council, representing 1.1 million residents. She was selected to fill the vacancy created when Jenny Wilson became Salt Lake County Mayor. She was not re-elected during the 2020 election, losing the seat by 1,196 votes to Republican opponent Laurie Stringham. Stringham replaced Ghorbani on the council in January 2021. Ghorbani also ran unsuccessfully to represent Utah 2nd congressional district in 2018 against Chris Stewart.
The 2020 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the next mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 3, 2020, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives and gubernatorial elections. This marked the sixth election to the office since the post was created in 2000.
The 2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 8, 2016, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate and gubernatorial elections. This marked the fifth election to the office since the post was created in 2000.
The Mayor of Salt Lake County is the head of the executive branch of the county government of Salt Lake County, Utah in the United States.
The 2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate, and gubernatorial elections. This marked the fourth election to the office since the post was created in 2000.
The 2008 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 4, 2008, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives and gubernatorial elections. This marked the third election to the office since the post was created in 2000.
The 2004 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 2, 2004, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate and gubernatorial elections. This marked the second election to the office since the post was created in 2000.
The Salt Lake County Council is the legislative body of the home rule government of Salt Lake County, Utah. The council consists of nine members, each representing one of the nine districts from which they were elected.
Mayoral elections are currently regularly held in Salt Lake City, Utah, every four years to elect the city's mayor.
The 2000 Salt Lake County Council election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, to elect the first members of the newly formed Salt Lake County Council. The election coincided with other elections, such as county mayor, presidential and governor.
The 2002 Salt Lake County Council election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, to elect 4 of the 9 members of the Salt Lake County Council.
