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Luz Escamilla concedes in Salt Lake City mayor’s race. Erin Mendenhall is the city’s next mayor.

After lagging 17 points behind her competitor on election night, state Sen. Luz Escamilla conceded Wednesday to her opponent, Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall, in the race for Salt Lake City mayor.

No new election results will be posted until Thursday. But with 9,744 outstanding ballots in the capital city, according to the Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen, it appeared mathematically unlikely that Escamilla would be able to bring in enough votes to catch Mendenhall.

“As I look back over these past few months, what I will always keep with me is how beautiful this city and its residents are," Escamilla said in a statement.