2019 Salt Lake City mayoral election

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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".

A primary election was held on August 15 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the November general election. 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%	25%
Lighthouse Research/Jim Dabakis	Released December 10, 2018	400 (LV)	–	21%	27%	–	3%	–	8%	42%

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral primary election, 2019

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	Margin of error	Luz Escamilla	Erin Mendenhall	Undecided
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy	Oct 16–22, 2019	751 (LV)	± 3.6%	43%	53%	4%
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 Margin of error Jackie Biskupskie Jim Dabakis Undecided Lighthouse Research/Jim Dabakis Released December 10, 2018 400 (LV) – 31% 42% 27%

Endorsements

Erin Mendenhall

Local officials

• Rocky Anderson, former mayor

Notable individuals

• David Ibarra, former candidate and businessman

Results

Salt Lake City mayoral election, 2019

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.