2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election

2016 Salt Lake County mayoral election
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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]

  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.