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Salt Lake City mayoral candidates raising big money ahead of August primary

In what’s shaping up to be an expensive race, the eight candidates for Salt Lake City mayor have raised a cumulative $735,000 since February, according to new campaign finance reports released Monday evening.

Businessman David Ibarra again led the pack with the highest number of donations among the candidates at $159,087. Not far behind him were former state Sen. Jim Dabakis — who polls have shown is the early frontrunner in the race — who collected some $152,317, and state Sen. Luz Escamilla, who received $139,648.

“I feel like it shows that no one’s going to outwork me.