Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2015
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The 2015 Salt Lake City mayoral election will take place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. The election will be held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan.
Incumbent Mayor Ralph Becker, a Democrat in office since 2008, is seeking a third term in office.[1]
A primary election will be held on August 11 to determine the two candidates that will move on to the November general election.[2]
Candidates
Declared
- Ralph Becker, incumbent Mayor[1][3]
- Jackie Biskupski, former State Representative[4]
- Luke Garrott, City Councilman[3]
Withdrawn
- Jim Dabakis, State Senator and former Chairman of the Utah Democratic Party[5][6]
Potential
- Kyle LaMalfa, City Councilman[1]
- Charlie Luke, City Councilman[1]
- Stan Penfold, City Councilman[1]
- Jill Remington Love, former City Councilwoman[1]
Declined
- Rocky Anderson, former Mayor and Justice Party nominee for President of the United States in 2012[7]
Primary election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ralph Becker |
Jackie Biskupski |
Jim Dabakis |
Luke Garrott |
Other | Undecided |
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| Dan Jones | April 9–15, 2015 | 366 | ± 5.1% | 33% | 12% | 16% | 9% | — | 30% |
Endorsements
| Jackie Biskupski |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ Romboy, Dennis (April 6, 2015). "State Sen. Jim Dabakis jumping into crowded S.L. mayor's race". Deseret News. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
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