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 is the only county of the first class in Utah –under the Utah Code is a county with a population of 700,000 or greater.
Granite is a census-designated place (CDP) in Salt Lake County,Utah,United States,adjoining the City of Sandy on the east. As of the 2000 census,the CDP population was 2,018,a decrease from the 1990 population of 3,300 largely due to annexations by Sandy. Salt Lake County has designated a Granite “Community Council”for purposes of planning and development. The Granite Community Council includes the area within the CDP as well as the rest of Little Cottonwood Canyon,extending to Snowbird and Alta. In 2009 there was an effort to make Granite a township that ultimately failed.
Millcreek is a city in Salt Lake County,Utah,United States,and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population as of the 2020 Census was 63,380. Prior to its incorporation on December 28,2016,Millcreek was a census-designated place (CDP) and township.
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.
Michael Kent Winder is an American businessman,author,and politician. He was the mayor of West Valley City,Utah between 2010 and 2014. A Republican,he subsequently represented District 30 in the Utah House of Representatives,for three terms,from 2017 to 2022. He is the author of fourteen published books on Utah and LDS history,including Presidents and Prophets:The Story of America's Presidents and the LDS Church.
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 a 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.
Fred C. Cox is a Republican former member of the Utah State House of Representatives,representing the 30th District in 2015 to 2016 and the 32nd District from 2011 to 2012.
Derek Edwin Brown was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from his election in 2010,until his departure in 2014. He represented House District 49,which constitutes the Sandy and Cottonwood Heights areas. Brown left the legislature in January 2014,when he was selected by US Senator Mike Lee to be his deputy chief of staff.
Craig Hall is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 33. In 2021 Hall was appointed by Governor Spencer Cox to a judgeship on Utah's 2nd district court.
Stuart C. Reid is a former American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 18 from 2011 to 2015.
Aimee Winder Newton is an American politician and member of the Salt Lake County Council representing the 3rd district. On October 23,2019,Winder Newton announced her candidacy for Governor of Utah in 2020. Winder Newton would be the first female candidate for Governor to appear on the ballot for either party.
The 2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election were 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 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 2000 Salt Lake County mayoral election was the first election held to elect the first Mayor of Salt Lake County,Utah on November 7,2000,alongside the presidential,House of Representatives,Senate and gubernatorial elections.
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.
