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Mayoral elections in Salt Lake City
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Mayoral elections are currently regularly held in Salt Lake City, Utah, every four years to elect the city's mayor.
Elections before 1995
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1995
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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.
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1999
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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]
General election
2003
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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]
General election
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2007
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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]
General election
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2011
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]
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2015
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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
General election
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2019
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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
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