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.
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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
editDeclared
edit- 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Withdrawn
edit- Jim Dabakis, State Senator and former chairman of the Utah Democratic Party[6][7]
Declined
edit- 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
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ralph Becker |
Jackie Biskupski |
Jim Dabakis |
Luke Garrott |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Jones[10] | April 9–15, 2015 | 366 | ± 5.1% | 33% | 12% | 16% | 9% | — | 30% |
Endorsements
editJackie Biskupski
- Jim Dabakis, State Senator, former chairman of the Utah Democratic Party, and former candidate[7]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonpartisan candidate | Jackie Biskupski | 13,278 | 46.06% | |
| nonpartisan candidate | Ralph Becker (incumbent) | 8,823 | 30.61% | |
| nonpartisan candidate | Luke Garrott | 3,764 | 13.06% | |
| nonpartisan candidate | George Chapman | 1,875 | 6.50% | |
| nonpartisan candidate | Dave Robinson | 1,085 | 3.76% | |
| Total votes | 28,825 | |||
| Majority | 4,455 | 15.46% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonpartisan candidate | Jackie Biskupski | 19,896 | 51.55% | |
| nonpartisan candidate | Ralph Becker (incumbent) | 18,702 | 48.45% | |
| Total votes | 38,598 | |||
| Majority | 1,194 | 3.09% | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Cortez, Marjorie (December 1, 2014). "Ralph Becker to seek third term as Salt Lake mayor". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "SALT LAKE CITY 2015 Notice of Municipal Election" (PDF). Salt Lake City Recorder. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Smart, Christopher (December 2, 2014). "Becker seeking third term; Garrott to challenge him as Rocky, Biskupski consider running, too". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Smart, Christopher (January 29, 2015). "Biskupski makes it a three-way race in Salt Lake City mayor's contest". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Smart, Christopher (June 8, 2015). "Salt Lake City draws four mayoral hopefuls as candidate deadline expires". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Romboy, Dennis (April 6, 2015). "State Sen. Jim Dabakis jumping into crowded S.L. mayor's race". Deseret News. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Canham, Matt (April 15, 2015). "Dabakis drops out of Salt Lake City mayoral race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Smart, Christopher (December 16, 2014). "Rocky Anderson will not run against Ralph Becker for Salt Lake City mayor". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Mayor Becker Names Appointees to Top City Leadership Positions". Salt Lake City Mayor's Office. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Dan Jones
- ^ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH ELECTIONS SUMMARY REPORT". Salt Lake County Clerk. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH ELECTIONS SUMMARY REPORT". Salt Lake County Clerk. Retrieved May 23, 2019.