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.
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]
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%
^ 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 . 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 .
^ "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 .
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