Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2019
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Candidate Erin Mendenhall Luz Escamilla
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 25,502 18,342
Percentage 58.17% 41.83%
Mayor before election

Jackie Biskupski
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Erin Mendenhall
Democratic

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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".[1]

A primary election was held on August 15 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the November general election.[2] Erin Mendenhall defeated Luz Escamilla in the runoff.

Primary election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Jackie
Biskupskie 		Jim
Dabakis 		Luz
Escamilla 		David
Ibarra 		Erin
Mendenhall 		Other Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates/Salt
Lake Chamber of Commerce 		Jun 11-Jul 1, 2019 149 (LV) – – 30% 15% 8% 12% 10%[a] 25%
Lighthouse Research/Jim Dabakis[A] Released December 10, 2018 400 (LV) – 21% 27% – 3% – 8%[b] 42%

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral primary election, 2019[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Erin Mendenhall 9,046 24.27
Nonpartisan Luz Escamilla 8,015 21.51
Nonpartisan Jim Dabakis 7,531 20.21
Nonpartisan David Garbett 6,238 16.74
Nonpartisan David Ibarra 3,046 8.17
Nonpartisan Stan Penfold 2,528 6.78
Nonpartisan Rainer Huck 566 1.52
Nonpartisan Richard N. Goldberger 296 0.79
Turnout 37,266 11.66

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Luz
Escamilla 		Erin
Mendenhall 		Undecided
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy Oct 16–22, 2019 751 (LV) ± 3.6% 43% 53% 4%[d]
Dan Jones & Associates/Salt
Lake Chamber of Commerce 		Oct 3–10, 2019 350 (LV) ± 5.23% 37% 42% 21%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[c] 		Margin
of error 		Jackie
Biskupskie 		Jim
Dabakis 		Undecided
Lighthouse Research/Jim Dabakis[B] Released December 10, 2018 400 (LV) – 31% 42% 27%

Endorsements

Erin Mendenhall
Local officials
Notable individuals
  • David Ibarra, former candidate and businessman [5]

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2019[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Erin Mendenhall 25,502 58.17%
Nonpartisan Luz Escamilla 18,342 41.83%
Turnout 43,844

Notes

  1. ^ David Garbett and Stan Penfold with 5%
  2. ^ Stan Penfold and Ross Romero with 4%
  3. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ^ Includes "not voting"
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Jim Dabakis while he was exploring a bid
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Jim Dabakis while he was exploring a bid

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Taylor (March 18, 2019). "Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski drops out of 2019 mayoral race, cites a 'serious and complex family situation'". The Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Nixon, Nicole (August 15, 2019). "Luz Wins: Dabakis Concedes SLC Mayoral Primary, Escamilla And Mendenhall To Face Off In November". KUER-FM. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Official Final Election Results – 2019 Primary Election Salt Lake County, Utah" (PDF). Salt Lake County, Utah. August 27, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Anderson, Rocky. "Rocky Anderson: to challenge LDS Church is not "bigotry"". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Stevens, Taylor (October 3, 2019). "Businessman David Ibarra endorses Erin Mendenhall". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Election Night Reporting – Salt Lake City Mayor (Vote For 1)". index.html.
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