2004 Salt Lake County mayoral election

2004 Salt Lake County mayoral election

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Turnout	76.27%[1]
Nominee Peter Corroon Ellis Ivory Merrill Cook Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 174,580 153,536 22,524 Percentage 49.50% 42.54% 6.39%
Mayor before election Alan Dayton Republican Elected mayor Peter Corroon Democratic

The 2004 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 2, 2004, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate and gubernatorial elections. This marked the second election to the office since the post was created in 2000.

In 2000, Nancy Workman was elected as the first county mayor. However, in June 2004, she came under investigation for hiring two county-paid employees who had worked for her daughter at the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Valley, resulting in her being placed on paid administrative leave on July 9, replaced with Deputy Mayor Alan Dayton.

Democrat Peter Corroon won the election as one of two Democrats to win the county during the election cycle, alongside gubernatorial candidate Scott Matheson Jr., while the county backed Republicans George W. Bush for president and Bob Bennett for Senator.