2024 Salt Lake County mayoral election

The 2024 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside elections to the Salt Lake County Council.^[1]^[2] Incumbent Democratic mayor Jenny Wilson was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Erin Rider.^[3]

Democratic convention

Nominee

Jenny Wilson, incumbent mayor (2019–present)^[4]

Campaign

Incumbent mayor Jenny Wilson was unopposed for the Democratic Party nomination.

Republican convention

Nominee

Erin Rider, attorney and candidate for Utah's 2nd congressional district in 2022^[5]

Eliminated at convention

Yianni "John" Ioannou, director of the Salt Lake County Landfill (2007–present)^[6]

Results

2024 Salt Lake County mayoral election (Republican convention)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erin Rider	1,036	77.37%
	Republican	Yianni "John" Ioannou	303	22.63%
Total votes			1,339	100.00%

General election

Results

2024 Salt Lake County mayoral election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jenny Wilson (incumbent)	273,227	54.91%	+3.03%
	Republican	Erin Rider	224,325	45.09%	+0.31
Total votes			497,552	100.00%	-5.48%

References

^ "Utah elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ Apgar, Blake (January 10, 2024). "With three open council seats, this could be a game-changing year for Salt Lake County". The Salt Lake Tribune. ISSN 0746-3502. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ Miller, Jordan (November 6, 2024). "Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson claims victory in bid for second term, challenger Erin Rider yet to concede". The Salt Lake Tribune. ISSN 0746-3502. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^ Fox, Derick (2023-12-18). "Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson seeks renewed term in office". ABC4 Utah. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ Seikaly, Simone (2023-12-19). "Republican forms exploratory committee for Salt Lake County mayoral race". KSLNewsRadio. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ "Yianni (John) Ioannou files for Salt Lake County Mayor race". Utah Policy. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ "2024 Results". Salt Lake County Republican Party.
^ "2024 Certified Election Results" (PDF). Salt Lake County Clerk.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "Utah elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[2] Apgar, Blake (January 10, 2024). "With three open council seats, this could be a game-changing year for Salt Lake County". The Salt Lake Tribune. ISSN 0746-3502. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[3] Miller, Jordan (November 6, 2024). "Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson claims victory in bid for second term, challenger Erin Rider yet to concede". The Salt Lake Tribune. ISSN 0746-3502. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

[:0-4] Fox, Derick (2023-12-18). "Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson seeks renewed term in office". ABC4 Utah. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[5] Seikaly, Simone (2023-12-19). "Republican forms exploratory committee for Salt Lake County mayoral race". KSLNewsRadio. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[6] "Yianni (John) Ioannou files for Salt Lake County Mayor race". Utah Policy. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[7] "2024 Results". Salt Lake County Republican Party.

[8] "2024 Certified Election Results" (PDF). Salt Lake County Clerk.

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