Incumbent Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall all but declared victory Tuesday night after initial results showed her with 59% of the vote, compared to 34% for former Mayor Rocky Anderson and 6% for business owner Michael Valentine, as of 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
“This election is proof that city voters want a city government that allies with its partners instead of arguing with them,” Mendenhall said, and “that prioritizes results over politics and that trades ideas instead of insults.”
“I just want to tell you all I think the writing’s on the wall, but I was advised by the elections court not to concede until the ballots come in,” said Anderson. “So it’s not a formal concession, but I do think it would take a minor miracle for this to turn around right now.”
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