Erin Mendenall says her come-from-behind victory in the Salt Lake City mayoral primary election proves something important.
“This is not about who can raise the most money,” she said Wednesday. “This is about connecting with the community and I know how to do that.”
She raised and spent only the fifth most among the eight candidates — and just a quarter of what the spending leader raised — but she led with the pack with 23.7% of the vote.
Mendenhall seems safe to advance to the general election as late-arriving mail ballots continue to be counted.