2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election explained

Election Name:	Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2015
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Previous Year:	2011
Next Election:	2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Next Year:	2019
Election Date:	November 3, 2015
Candidate1:	Jackie Biskupski
Party1:	Nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote1:	19,896
Percentage1:	51.55%
Candidate2:	Ralph Becker
Popular Vote2:	18,702
Percentage2:	48.45%
Party2:	Nonpartisan candidate
Mayor
Before Election:	Ralph Becker
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Jackie Biskupski
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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,^[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

• Ralph Becker, incumbent Mayor^{[1] [3]}
• Jackie Biskupski, former State Representative^[4]
• George Chapman, community activist^[5]
• Luke Garrott, City Councilman^[3]
• Dave Robinson, businessman^[5]

Withdrawn

• Jim Dabakis, State Senator and former Chairman of the Utah Democratic Party^{[6] [7]}

Declined

• Rocky Anderson, former Mayor and Justice Party nominee for President of the United States in 2012^[8]
• Kyle LaMalfa, City Councilman^{[1] [5]}
• Charlie Luke, City Councilman^{[1] [5]}
• Stan Penfold, City Councilman^[1]
• Jill Remington Love, Director of the Salt Lake City Community and Economic Development Department and former City Councilwoman^{[1] [9]}

Primary election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Becker	Jackie Biskupski	Jim Dabakis	Luke Garrott	Other	Undecided
Dan Jones	April 9–15, 2015	366	± 5.1%	align=center	33%	12%	align=center	16%	9%	—	30%

Results

General election

Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ralph Becker to seek third term as Salt Lake mayor. December 1, 2014. April 24, 2015. Marjorie. Cortez. Deseret News.
2. Web site: SALT LAKE CITY 2015 Notice of Municipal Election. April 24, 2015. Salt Lake City Recorder.
3. Web site: Becker seeking third term; Garrott to challenge him as Rocky, Biskupski consider running, too. December 2, 2014. April 24, 2015. Christopher. Smart. The Salt Lake Tribune.
4. Web site: Biskupski makes it a three-way race in Salt Lake City mayor's contest. January 29, 2015. April 24, 2015. Christopher. Smart. The Salt Lake Tribune.
5. Web site: Salt Lake City draws four mayoral hopefuls as candidate deadline expires. June 8, 2015. June 12, 2015. Christopher. Smart. The Salt Lake Tribune.
6. Web site: State Sen. Jim Dabakis jumping into crowded S.L. mayor's race. April 6, 2015. April 24, 2015. Dennis. Romboy. Deseret News.
7. Web site: Dabakis drops out of Salt Lake City mayoral race. April 15, 2015. April 24, 2015. Matt. Canham. The Salt Lake Tribune.
8. Web site: Rocky Anderson will not run against Ralph Becker for Salt Lake City mayor. December 16, 2014. April 24, 2015. Christopher. Smart. The Salt Lake Tribune.
9. Web site: Mayor Becker Names Appointees to Top City Leadership Positions. March 4, 2015. June 12, 2015. Salt Lake City Mayor's Office. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614004834/http://www.slcmayor.com/pressreleases/2015/3/4/mayor-becker-names-appointees-to-top-city-leadership-positions. June 14, 2015.