2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election

2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election

November 8, 2016

Candidate Ben McAdams David Robinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 238,927 163,558 Percentage 59.36% 40.64%

Precinct results McAdams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Robinson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

Mayor before election Ben McAdams Democratic Elected Mayor Ben McAdams Democratic

The 2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 8, 2016, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate and gubernatorial elections. This marked the fifth election to the office since the post was created in 2000.

Incumbent Democratic County Mayor Ben McAdams ran and won re-election to a second term against Republican candidate David Robinson.^[1][2][3][4]

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Ben McAdams, incumbent county mayor

Republican Party

• David Robinson, business consultant

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben McAdams	David Robinson	Undecided
Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics	Oct. 20–27, 2016	339	± 5.32%	57%	31%	13%

Results

2016 Salt Lake County mayoral general election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ben McAdams (incumbent)	238,927	59.36%	+4.89%
	Republican	David Robinson	163,558	40.64%	-4.78%
Total votes			402,485	100%	+7.91%

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References

1. "McAdams has big lead over GOP mayoral foe". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
2. "Challenger grills Salt Lake County mayor over Mountain Accord transparency". Deseret News. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
3. "Salt Lake County mayor will stay, Snelgrove lagging behind Kanter". Deseret News. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
4. "Mountain Accord process lacks transparency, county mayoral hopeful says; McAdams calls assertion 'baseless'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
5. "Salt Lake County Election Results". slco.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.