2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election

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2012 Salt Lake County mayoral election
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GOP
Candidate Ben McAdams Mark Crockett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote203,170169,418
Percentage54.47%45.42%
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Precinct results
McAdams:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Crockett:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%
     No votes
Mayor before election

Peter Corroon
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ben McAdams
Democratic

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.

Contents

Incumbent two-term Democratic County Mayor Peter Corroon honored his two-term pledge and did not run for a third term. [1]

During the election, despite the county voting for Republicans Mitt Romney in the presidential election, Gary Herbert in the gubernatorial and Orrin Hatch in the Senate election, Democratic State Senator Ben McAdams managed to keep the mayor's office Democratic, defeating Republican candidate, former county councilman Mark Crockett. [2]

Candidates

Democratic Party

In the first round of delegates, McAdams won 57.4% of the vote against Romero's 42.6%. Under the party constitution, a candidate would have to get 60% of delegates' vote to win the party's nomination, otherwise they would have to face their challenger in a primary election. However, due to a newly-adopted rule, if a candidate received 57% of the vote, instead of a primary, the top two candidates would face off in a second round of balloting.

McAdams ran on working with Republicans, namely to allow Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker pass an ordinance prohibiting workplace and housing discrimination against LGBT residents of the city. Romero preferred voters "being energized by Democrats and go to the polls to vote for Democrats". [3]

McAdams defeated Romero in the second round, winning 62% of the vote against Romero's 38%. [4] [5]

Republican Party

Eliminated at convention

Advanced to runoff

[11]

Republican runoff election

The runoff election was held on June 26, 2012. [12]

Republican primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Crockett 38,387 50.67
Republican Mike Winder37,36849.33
Total votes75,755 100

General election

Debates were held on September 14, 2012 and September 26, 2012. [14] [15]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Ben
McAdams		Mark
Crockett		Undecided
Deseret News/KSL Sep. 26-29, 2012± 5%37%40%21%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. Oct. 22-28, 2012625± 4%43%44%13%
Deseret News/KSL Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2012523± 4.3%44%41%12%

Results

2012 Salt Lake County mayoral general election results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ben McAdams 203,17054.47%-11.31%
Republican Mark Crockett169,41845.42%+13.3%
Write-ins3890.10%+0.04%
Total votes372,977 100% +4.77%

[16]

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  2. ↑ Patterson, Kelly (November 20, 2012). "How did Ben McAdams win?". Utah Data Points. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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