Local mayoral elections

On November 4, the Park City population elected two City Council members and a new Mayor. The newly elected Council members were known the same night, but it took until late November 24 to know who our new mayor would be as the two candidates, Ryan Dickey and Jack Rubin were literally head to head. 

Following a recount, the Park City leaders certified Ryan Dickey’s razor-thin win in the mayoral contest, finalizing the results nearly three weeks after Election Day. The results were that Dickey, a member of the City Council, won the mayor’s office by just seven votes. Dickey received 1,706 votes, or 50.1%, and Jack Rubin received 1,699 votes, or 49.9%. 

Rubin requested the recount last week after making a massive effort to get the job in spite of having no experience in the City’s affairs. 

The guy thought he could be elected by flooding the City with yard signs, being a smooth talker and just criticizing the current administration (Dickey was on the City Council) with the cover of having never done anything. 

From my standpoint I could see his maneuver and remembered that he tried to get elected as a Republican on the Utah State Senate, but failed. 

Being a Republican and a Trumpist was enough to disqualify him in my eyes as having poor judgment. In the end, it was very close and showed that the many people who voted for him were, before anything, highly impressionable!