2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election

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2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election
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  2012 November 8, 2016 2020  
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Candidate Ben McAdams David Robinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote238,927163,558
Percentage59.36%40.64%

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Precinct results
McAdams:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Robinson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No votes

Mayor before election

Ben McAdams
Democratic

Elected mayor

Ben McAdams
Democratic

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.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic County Mayor Ben McAdams ran and won re-election to a second term against Republican candidate David Robinson. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ben
McAdams
David
Robinson
Undecided
Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics [5] Oct. 20–27, 2016339± 5.32%57%31%13%

Results

2016 Salt Lake County mayoral general election results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ben McAdams (incumbent)238,92759.36%+4.89%
Republican David Robinson163,55840.64%−4.78%
Total votes402,485 100% +7.91%

[6]

References

  1. "McAdams has big lead over GOP mayoral foe". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. "Challenger grills Salt Lake County mayor over Mountain Accord transparency". Deseret News. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. "Salt Lake County mayor will stay, Snelgrove lagging behind Kanter". Deseret News. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. "Mountain Accord process lacks transparency, county mayoral hopeful says; McAdams calls assertion 'baseless'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics
  6. "Salt Lake County Election Results". slco.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.