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1995 Salt Lake City mayoral election
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.
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
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 Salt Lake City mayoral election Turnout 36.29%
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]
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%
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2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election Turnout 47.94%
The 2003 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 4, 2003,[ 4] 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]
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%
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2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election
The 2007 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 6, 2007,[ 4] Mayor of Salt Lake City , Utah . It saw the election of Ralph Becker .
Incumbent mayor Rocky Anderson did not seek reelection.
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
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2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election
The 2011 Salt Lake City mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011,[ 4] 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.
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
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2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election
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] Jackie Biskupski .
A primary election was held on August 11 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the November general election.[ 15]
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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
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2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election
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.
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%
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