Mayoral elections in Salt Lake City

Mayoral elections are currently regularly held in Salt Lake City, Utah, every four years to elect the city's mayor.

1995

1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election

← 1991 4 October and 7 November 1995 1999  →

Nominee Deedee Corradini Rich McKeown Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 21,353 20,826 Percentage 50.63% 49.37%

Mayor before election Deedee Corradini Democratic Elected mayor Deedee Corradini Democratic

The 1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election was held between 4 October and 7 November 1995 in order to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City. Incumbent Mayor Deedee Corradini won re-election against her foremost opponent and fellow Nonpartisan candidate Rich McKeown.

Primary election

The Nonpartisan primary election was held on 4 October 1995 and saw Rich McKeown and incumbent mayor Deedee 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

General election

The general election was held on 7 November 1995. Incumbent mayor Deedee 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 of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Salt Lake City mayoral election, 1995 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisanism	Deedee Corradini (incumbent)	21,353	50.63
	Nonpartisanism	Rich McKeown	20,826	49.37
Total votes			42,179	100.00
	Democratic hold

1999

1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election

←  1995 November 2, 1999 2003  →
Turnout	36.29%
Candidate Rocky Anderson Stuart Reid Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 24,262 15,961 Percentage 60.32% 39.68%
Mayor before election Deedee Corradini Democratic Elected mayor Rocky Anderson Democratic

The 1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the election of Rocky Anderson.

Incumbent mayor Deedee Corradini did not seek reelection. ^[3]

Primary election

The nonpartisan primary 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
Voter turnout		36.29%

General election

1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election ^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Ross "Rocky" Anderson		24,262	60.32
Stuart Reid		15,961	39.68
Total votes		40,223	100
Voter turnout		47.95%

2003

2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election

←  1999 November 4, 2003 2007  →
Turnout	47.94%
Candidate Rocky Anderson Frank R. Pignanelli Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 22,254 19,140 Percentage 53.76% 46.24%
Mayor before election Rocky Anderson Democratic Elected mayor Rocky Anderson Democratic

The 2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 4, 2003, ^[4] to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Rocky Anderson, who defeated former Democratic Party minority leader of the Utah House of Representatives Frank R. Pignanelli. ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election

The nonpartisan primary election was held on October 7, 2003. ^[4]

2003 Salt Lake City mayoral primary election ^[9]

Candidate		Votes	%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson (incumbent)		11,424	44.85
Frank R. Pignanelli		7,770	30.23
Molonai T. Hola		6,185	24.28
F. Joseph Irish		102	0.40
Lawerence Rey Topham		29	0.23
Total votes		25,510	100
Voter turnout		29.28%

General election

2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election ^[8]

Candidate		Votes	%
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson (incumbent)		22,254	53.76
Frank R. Pignanelli		19,140	46.24
Write-in candidates		2	0.00
Total votes		41,396	100
Voter turnout		47.95%

2007

2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election

←  2003 November 6, 2007 2011  →

Candidate Ralph Becker Dave Buhler Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 27,556 15,524 Percentage 63.77% 35.93%

Mayor before election Rocky Anderson Democratic Elected mayor Ralph Becker Democratic

The 2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 6, 2007, ^[4] to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the election of Ralph Becker.

Incumbent mayor Rocky Anderson did not seek reelection.

Primary election

The nonpartisan primary 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

General election

2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election ^[11]

Candidate		Votes	%
Ralph Becker		27,556	63.77
Dave Buhler		15,524	35.93
Write-in candidates		129	0.30
Total votes		43,209	100

2011

2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election

←  2007 November 8, 2011 2015  →

Candidate Ralph Becker J. Allen Kimball Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 14,189 4,519 Percentage 74.91% 23.86%

Mayor before election Ralph Becker Democratic Elected mayor Ralph Becker Democratic

The 2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011, ^[4] to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. It saw the reelection of Ralph Becker.

Because only two candidates made the ballot, no primary election needed to be held.

General election

Challenging incumbent mayor Ralph Becker was Republican retired businessman J. Allen Kimball. Kimball was widely unknown to voters, and was considered an underdog candidate. ^[12]

2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election ^[13]

Candidate		Votes	%
Ralph Becker (incumbent)		14,189	74.91
J. Allen Kimball		4,519	23.86
Write-in candidates		234	1.24
Total votes		18,942	100

2015

Main article: 2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election

2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019  →

Candidate Jackie Biskupski Ralph Becker Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 19,896 18,702 Percentage 51.55% 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.

Incumbent Mayor Ralph Becker, a Democrat in office since 2008, sought a third term in office, ^[14] but was 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. ^[15]

Candidates

Declared

• Ralph Becker, incumbent Mayor ^{[14] [16]}
• Jackie Biskupski, former State Representative ^[17]
• George Chapman, community activist ^[18]
• Luke Garrott, City Councilman ^[16]
• Dave Robinson, businessman ^[18]

Withdrawn

• Jim Dabakis, state senator and former chairman of the Utah Democratic Party ^{[19] [20]}

Declined

• Rocky Anderson, former mayor and Justice Party nominee for President of the United States in 2012 ^[21]
• Kyle LaMalfa, City Councilman ^{[14] [18]}
• Charlie Luke, City Councilman ^{[14] [18]}
• Stan Penfold, City Councilman ^[14]
• Jill Remington Love, Director of the Salt Lake City Community and Economic Development Department and former City Councilwoman ^{[14] [22]}

Primary election

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

General election

2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election ^[24]

Candidate		Votes	%
Jackie Biskupski		19,896	51.55%
Ralph Becker (incumbent)		18,702	48.45%
Total votes		38,598

2019

Main article: 2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election

2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election

←  2015 November 5, 2019 2023  →

Candidate Erin Mendenhall Luz Escamilla Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 25,502 18,342 Percentage 58.17% 41.83%

Mayor before election Jackie Biskupski Democratic Elected mayor Erin Mendenhall Democratic

The 2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Salt 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 mayor Jackie 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 defeated Luz Escamilla in the runoff.

Primary election

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
Voter turnout		11.66%

General election

2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election ^[28]

Candidate		Votes	%
Erin Mendenhall		25,502	58.17%
Luz Escamilla		18,342	41.83%
Voter turnout		%

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