A new poll in the race for Salt Lake City mayor released Thursday indicates that the wide lead former state Sen. Jim Dabakis has long enjoyed has narrowed dramatically ahead of this month’s primary election.
The survey, conducted this week by The Salt Lake Tribune and the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, shows Dabakis with 21% support and a 4-point lead over his closest contender, state Sen. Luz Escamilla — a result that’s well within the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.
“I feel terrific about the effort we’ve been putting in,” Dabakis said of the results.