Erin Mendenhall

Erin Mendenhall

Nonpartisan

Mayor of Salt Lake City

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Jackie Biskupski

Prior offices

Salt Lake City Council District 5

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 21, 2023

Erin Mendenhall is the Mayor of Salt Lake City in Utah. Mendenhall assumed office on January 6, 2020. Mendenhall's current term ends on January 3, 2028.

Mendenhall ran for re-election for Mayor of Salt Lake City in Utah. Mendenhall won in the general election on November 21, 2023.

Mayoral elections in Salt Lake City are nonpartisan. Media outlets have reported that Mendenhall is affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Biography

Mendenhall received a bachelor's degree in gender studies and a master’s degree in science and technology from the University of Utah. Her career experience includes co-founding and serving as policy director of the nonprofit organization Breathe Utah. Mendenhall previously served as chair of the Utah Air Quality Board.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Salt Lake City, Utah (2023)

General election

General election for Mayor of Salt Lake City

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Erin Mendenhall in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Erin Mendenhall	58.4	25,958	0	Won (1)
		Ross Anderson	34.4	15,301	0	1
	Submit photo	Michael Valentine	7.1	3,164	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,423
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mendenhall in this election.

2019

Mendenhall was elected as mayor of Salt Lake City on November 5, 2019. She defeated Luz Escamilla in the general election.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Erin Mendenhall did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Jackie Biskupski	Mayor of Salt Lake City 2020-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Salt Lake City Council District 5 2014-2020	Succeeded by -