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.

Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2015

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Candidate Jackie Biskupski Ralph Becker Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 19,896 18,702 Percentage 51.55% 48.45%

Mayor before election Ralph Becker Democratic Elected Mayor Jackie Biskupski Democratic

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Withdrawn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	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Becker	Jackie Biskupski	Jim Dabakis	Luke Garrott	Other	Undecided
Dan Jones	April 9–15, 2015	366	± 5.1%	33%	12%	16%	9%	—	30%

Endorsements

Jackie Biskupski

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

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral primary election, 2015^[10]

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

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2015^[11]

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

1. Cortez, Marjorie (December 1, 2014). "Ralph Becker to seek third term as Salt Lake mayor". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
2. "SALT LAKE CITY 2015 Notice of Municipal Election" (PDF). Salt Lake City Recorder. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Smart, Christopher (June 8, 2015). "Salt Lake City draws four mayoral hopefuls as candidate deadline expires". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
6. Romboy, Dennis (April 6, 2015). "State Sen. Jim Dabakis jumping into crowded S.L. mayor's race". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
7. Canham, Matt (April 15, 2015). "Dabakis drops out of Salt Lake City mayoral race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
8. 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.
9. . Salt Lake City Mayor's Office. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
10. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH ELECTIONS SUMMARY REPORT". Salt Lake County Clerk. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
11. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH ELECTIONS SUMMARY REPORT". Salt Lake County Clerk. Retrieved May 23, 2019.