2008 Salt Lake County mayoral election

The 2008 Salt Lake County mayoral election was held to elect the Mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah on November 4, 2008, alongside the presidential, House of Representatives and gubernatorial elections. This marked the third election to the office since the post was created in 2000.

2008 Salt Lake County mayoral election
November 4, 2008
 
GOP
Candidate Peter Corroon Michael Renckert
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 233,655 114,097
Percentage 65.78% 32.12%
Mayor before election

Peter Corroon
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Peter Corroon
Democratic

Popular incumbent Democrat Peter Corroon was elected in a nearly 2 to 1 landslide against token Republican opposition. In the same election cycle, Salt Lake County narrowly voted for Democrat Barack Obama for president, but also voted for incumbent Republican Governor Jon Huntsman Jr.

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