Mayoral elections in Salt Lake City explained

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

1995

Election Name:	1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Flag Image:	Flag of Salt Lake City, Utah (1969–2006).jpg
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1991 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Previous Year:	1991
Next Election:	1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Next Year:	1999
Election Date:	4 October and 7 November 1995
Nominee1:	Deedee Corradini
Party1:	Nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote1:	21,353
Percentage1:	50.63%
Nominee2:	Rich McKeown
Party2:	Nonpartisan candidate
Popular Vote2:	20,826
Percentage2:	49.37%
Mayor
Before Election:	Deedee Corradini
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Deedee Corradini
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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.

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.

1999

Election Name:	1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Flag Image:	Flag of Salt Lake City, Utah (1969–2006).jpg
Turnout:	36.29%
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Previous Year:	1995
Next Election:	2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Next Year:	2003
Election Date:	November 2, 1999
Candidate1:	Rocky Anderson
Party1:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:	24,262
Percentage1:	60.32%
Candidate2:	Stuart Reid
Popular Vote2:	15,961
Percentage2:	39.68%
Party2:	Nonpartisan politician
Mayor
Before Election:	Deedee Corradini
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Rocky Anderson
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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.^[1]

Primary election

The nonpartisan primary election was held on October 7?, 1999.

General election

2003

Election Name:	2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Flag Image:	Flag of Salt Lake City, Utah (1969–2006).jpg
Turnout:	47.94%
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1999 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Previous Year:	1999
Next Election:	2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Next Year:	2007
Election Date:	November 4, 2003
Candidate1:	Rocky Anderson
Party1:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:	22,254
Percentage1:	53.76%
Candidate2:	Frank R. Pignanelli
Popular Vote2:	19,140
Percentage2:	46.24%
Party2:	Nonpartisan politician
Mayor
Before Election:	Rocky Anderson
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Rocky Anderson
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 4, 2003, 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.^[2]

Primary election

The nonpartisan primary election was held on October 7, 2003.

General election

2007

Election Name:	2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Previous Year:	2003
Next Election:	2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Next Year:	2011
Election Date:	November 6, 2007
Candidate1:	Ralph Becker
Party1:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:	27,556
Percentage1:	63.77%
Candidate2:	Dave Buhler
Popular Vote2:	15,524
Percentage2:	35.93%
Party2:	Nonpartisan politician
Mayor
Before Election:	Rocky Anderson
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ralph Becker
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 6, 2007, 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.

General election

2011

Election Name:	2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Previous Year:	2007
Next Election:	2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Next Year:	2015
Election Date:	November 8, 2011
Candidate1:	Ralph Becker
Party1:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:	14,189
Percentage1:	74.91%
Candidate2:	J. Allen Kimball
Popular Vote2:	4,519
Percentage2:	23.86%
Party2:	Nonpartisan politician
Mayor
Before Election:	Ralph Becker
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ralph Becker
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011,^[3] 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.^[4]

2015

See also: 2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election.

Election Name:	2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
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 politician
Popular Vote1:	19,896
Percentage1:	51.55%
Candidate2:	Ralph Becker
Popular Vote2:	18,702
Percentage2:	48.45%
Party2:	Nonpartisan politician
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,^[5] 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.^[6]

Candidates

Declared

• Ralph Becker, incumbent Mayor^{[5] [7]}
• Jackie Biskupski, former State Representative^[8]
• George Chapman, community activist^[9]
• Luke Garrott, City Councilman^[7]
• Dave Robinson, businessman^[9]

Withdrawn

• Jim Dabakis, State Senator and former Chairman of the Utah Democratic Party^{[10] [11]}

Declined

• Rocky Anderson, former Mayor and Justice Party nominee for President of the United States in 2012^[12]
• Kyle LaMalfa, City Councilman^{[5] [9]}
• Charlie Luke, City Councilman^{[5] [9]}
• Stan Penfold, City Councilman^[5]
• Jill Remington Love, Director of the Salt Lake City Community and Economic Development Department and former City Councilwoman^{[5] [13]}

General election

2019

See also: 2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election.

Election Name:	2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Previous Year:	2015
Next Election:	2023 Salt Lake City mayoral election
Next Year:	2023
Election Date:	November 5, 2019
Image1:	Erin Mendenhall (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Erin Mendenhall
Party1:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:	25,502
Percentage1:	58.17%
Candidate2:	Luz Escamilla
Popular Vote2:	18,342
Percentage2:	41.83%
Party2:	Nonpartisan politician
Mayor
Before Election:	Jackie Biskupski
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Erin Mendenhall
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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".^[14]

A primary election was held on August 15 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the November general election.^[15] Erin Mendenhall defeated Luz Escamilla in the runoff.

General election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corradini leaving office with checkered legacy . Deseret News . 5 July 2021 . en . 15 January 1999.
2. Web site: Pignanelli entering S.L. mayoral race . Deseret News . 5 July 2021 . en . 11 January 2003.
3. Web site: Salt Lake County Election Results and Archives . slco.org . County of Salt Lake . 5 July 2021 . en . 15 April 2015.
4. Web site: Piatt . Richard . The unknown underdog running for Salt Lake City mayor . www.ksl.com . 5 July 2021 . en . 25 October 2011.
5. Web site: Ralph Becker to seek third term as Salt Lake mayor. December 1, 2014. April 24, 2015. Marjorie. Cortez. Deseret News.
6. Web site: SALT LAKE CITY 2015 Notice of Municipal Election. April 24, 2015. Salt Lake City Recorder.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Web site: State Sen. Jim Dabakis jumping into crowded S.L. mayor's race. April 6, 2015. April 24, 2015. Dennis. Romboy. Deseret News.
11. Web site: Dabakis drops out of Salt Lake City mayoral race. April 15, 2015. April 24, 2015. Matt. Canham. The Salt Lake Tribune.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Web site: Stevens . Taylor . Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski drops out of 2019 mayoral race, cites a 'serious and complex family situation' . The Salt Lake City Tribune . October 29, 2019 . March 18, 2019.
15. Web site: Nixon . Nicole . Luz Wins: Dabakis Concedes SLC Mayoral Primary, Escamilla And Mendenhall To Face Off In November . . October 29, 2019 . August 15, 2019.