City elections in Salt Lake City, Utah (2021)
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| 2021 Salt Lake City elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 17, 2021 |
| General election: November 2, 2021 |
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| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Salt Lake City, Utah, held general elections for city council on November 2, 2021. The District 1, 3, 5, and 7 seats were up for regular election to four-year terms, and the District 2 seat was up for special election to a two-year term. The filing deadline for this election was August 17, 2021.[1][2]
The primary election originally scheduled for August 10, 2021, was canceled after the Salt Lake City Council voted on April 20 to use ranked-choice voting in the 2021 municipal election.[1][3]
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Candidates and results
Salt Lake City Council candidates | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Richard Barnes Blake Perez   Victoria Petro-Eschler |
| District 2 |
Dennis Faris (i) Billy Palmer Alejandro Puy Nigel Swaby Daniel Tuutau |
| District 3 |
Chris Wharton (i) David Berg Casey O'Brien McDonough |
| District 5 |
Darin Mano (i) George Chapman Vance Hansen Amy Hawkins Sarah Reale |
| District 7 |
Amy Fowler (i) Rainer Huck Ben Raskin |
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- See also: Utah elections, 2021
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About the city
- See also: Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah. As of 2020, its population was 199,723.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
Salt Lake City utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive officer.[4][5][6]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
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| Salt Lake City | Utah | |
| Population | 199,723 | 3,271,616 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 110 | 82,376 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 73.3% | 85.1% |
| Black/African American | 2.6% | 1.2% |
| Asian | 5.3% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| Other (single race) | 11.2% | 5.1% |
| Multiple | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 21.2% | 14.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90% | 93% |
| College graduation rate | 48.7% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $63,156 | $74,197 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.2% | 9.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KSL.com, "Salt Lake City is moving to ranked-choice voting this fall," April 21, 2021
- ↑ Salt Lake County Clerk, "Current Candidates," accessed August 17, 2021
- ↑ SLC.gov, "Ranked Choice Voting," accessed April 23, 2021
- ↑ American Legal Publishing, "CHAPTER 2.02 GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION," accessed October 12, 2021
- ↑ American Legal Publishing, "Salt Lake City Municipal Code: CHAPTER 2.04 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑ American Legal Publishing, "Salt Lake City Municipal Code: CHAPTER 2.06 CITY COUNCIL," accessed August 28, 2023
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