Blake McClary

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Blake McClary

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Contact

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Blake McClary ran for election to the Salt Lake City Council to represent District 3 in Utah. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

McClary completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Blake McClary attended Utah Valley University. As of 2025, he was affiliated with Greater Avenues Community Council.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Salt Lake City, Utah (2025)

General election

General election for Salt Lake City Council District 3

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Chris Wharton in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chris Wharton	50.5	2,494	271	Won (3)
		Blake McClary	27.6	1,366	102	3
		Liddy Huntsman	21.9	1,081	127	3
		David Berg	0.0	0	-530	2
		Jake Seastrand	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chris Wharton	44.7	2,223	52	Won (3)
		Blake McClary	25.4	1,264	56	3
		Liddy Huntsman	19.2	954	40	3
		David Berg	10.7	530	40	2
		Jake Seastrand	0.0	0	-207	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Chris Wharton	43.5	2,171	0	Won (3)
		Blake McClary	24.2	1,208	0	3
		Liddy Huntsman	18.3	914	0	3
		David Berg	9.8	490	0	2
		Jake Seastrand	4.1	207	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,990
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

To view McClary's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McClary in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Blake McClary completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McClary's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Blake and I live in the Avenues with my family. I've been on the board of the Greater Avenues Community Council (GACC) for several years, as well as an organizer of the Avenues Street Fair. My kids attend Ensign Elementary and we participate in Avenues Baseball. Professionally, I am a leader in the Utah tech community. In 2018 I founded an organization called Silicon Slopes SLC to build the tech community in our city.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I'm running for SLC city council to increase livability in the city. Parks and roads need to be improved. We've lost sight of nailing the basic things a city should do well.
• I'm running for SLC city council to clean up our parks. We have amazing parks that have fallen into disrepair. We shouldn't be spending money on new parks until we can maintain our existing ones. A good example - the Green Loop. It will cost us $500m+. We can't afford that.
• I'm running for SLC city council to bring pragmatic solutions to the homelessness crisis. Our city has led with a "housing first model", which is beneficial. However, we have not sufficiently prioritized addiction recovery and mental health resources.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Homelessness, Parks, Roads/Infrastructure

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Pragmatism, coalition building, inclusivity, creative friction to achieve the best outcomes.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a lifeguard at the city pool

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

In my day job, I have to figure out what my customers want and build a solution that will meet their needs. If the software I built wasn't useful to them, they will simply stop using it or stop paying for it and that is a bad outcome. I think city government should work the same way. We need to understand what the residents of SLC want, build solutions that will meet their needs, and ensure that there is a feedback loop so we know their needs are met.

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