2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election

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2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
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Candidate Jackie Biskupski Ralph Becker
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote19,89618,702
Percentage51.55%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.

Contents

Incumbent Mayor Ralph Becker, a Democrat in office since 2008, sought a third term in office, [1] but was narrowly 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. [2]

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Primary election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ralph
Becker		Jackie
Biskupski		Jim
Dabakis		Luke
Garrott		OtherUndecided
Dan Jones [10] April 9–15, 2015366± 5.1%33%12%16%9%—30%

Endorsements

Jackie Biskupski

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral primary election, 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
nonpartisan candidate Jackie Biskupski 13,278 46.06%
nonpartisan candidate Ralph Becker (incumbent) 8,823 30.61%
nonpartisan candidate Luke Garrott3,76413.06%
nonpartisan candidate George Chapman1,8756.50%
nonpartisan candidate Dave Robinson1,0853.76%
Total votes28,825
Majority4,45515.46%

General election

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2015 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
nonpartisan candidate Jackie Biskupski 19,896 51.55%
nonpartisan candidate Ralph Becker (incumbent)18,70248.45%
Total votes38,598
Majority1,1943.09%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cortez, Marjorie (December 1, 2014). "Ralph Becker to seek third term as Salt Lake mayor". Deseret News . Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "SALT LAKE CITY 2015 Notice of Municipal Election" (PDF). Salt Lake City Recorder. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Smart, Christopher (December 2, 2014). "Becker seeking third term; Garrott to challenge him as Rocky, Biskupski consider running, too". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Smart, Christopher (January 29, 2015). "Biskupski makes it a three-way race in Salt Lake City mayor's contest". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Smart, Christopher (June 8, 2015). "Salt Lake City draws four mayoral hopefuls as candidate deadline expires". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ Romboy, Dennis (April 6, 2015). "State Sen. Jim Dabakis jumping into crowded S.L. mayor's race". Deseret News . Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Canham, Matt (April 15, 2015). "Dabakis drops out of Salt Lake City mayoral race". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ Smart, Christopher (December 16, 2014). "Rocky Anderson will not run against Ralph Becker for Salt Lake City mayor". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Mayor Becker Names Appointees to Top City Leadership Positions". Salt Lake City Mayor's Office. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Dan Jones
  11. ↑ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH ELECTIONS SUMMARY REPORT". Salt Lake County Clerk. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  12. ↑ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH ELECTIONS SUMMARY REPORT". Salt Lake County Clerk. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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