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Jeb Bush slides to single digits in latest poll. Unofficial results show Mayor Biskupski. Prop 1 appears to fail.
Happy Wednesday. We've got plenty of election results below but first, how's this for turning conventional wisdom on its head: Wasn't Jeb Bush supposed to be the GOP front-runner? The latest poll shows the former Florida governor now in single digits — even as he hits refresh with his "Jeb Can Fix It" tour — while Donald Trump and Ben Carson are leading the field. Carson even leads Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical general election matchup. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/quinnipiac-poll-jeb-bush-clinton-trump-215493" target="_blank">Politico]
Topping the news: Salt Lake City will have its first openly gay mayor, under new leadership from Jackie Biskupski, according to unofficial results. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3133614-155/election-night-results-biskupski-bests-becker" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640624/Early-results-show-Biskupski-leading-Becker-by-nearly-5-percent-in-SL-mayor-race.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kutv.com/news/local/salt-lake-city-elections-results" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/03/polls-near-to-close-on-slc-mayoral-race/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/salt-lake-city-mayoral-race-not-official-just-yet" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://kuer.org/post/biskupski-top-tight-mayor-s-race" target="_blank">KUER] [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/7526-" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
-> Gay rights advocate Derek Kitchen won a seat on the Salt Lake City Council. [http://kuer.org/post/kitchen-wins-salt-lake-city-s-4th-district-council-seat" target="_blank">KUER]
-> Proposition 1, which would increase sales tax to benefit transportation, appears not to have passed with last nights' unofficial results, but supporters believe they still have a chance. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3133553-155/prop-1-hits-apparent-dead-end" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640634/Sales-tax-hike-for-local-transportation-projects-has-mixed-results-in-17-Utah-counties.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/03/election-results-in-salt-lake-county/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://kuer.org/post/proposition-1-sees-mixed-results-across-state" target="_blank">KUER]
-> Millcreek will become the 17th city in SL Co. after yesterday's votes. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3133985-155/millcreek-to-become-salt-lake-countys" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640633/Millcreek-Township-now-Millcreek-City-while-5-other-communities-pick-township-model.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/03/millcreek-township-to-become-city-early-voting-results-show/" target="_blank">Fox13] (More election results below)
-> A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the state cannot force political parties to open their primaries to unaffiliated voters. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3134238-155/judge-strikes-down-utah-law-requiring" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640612/Judge-State-cant-force-political-parties-to-hold-open-primaries.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kutv.com/news/local/judge-strikes-down-part-of-law-forcing-open-primaries" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/7525-" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
Tweets of the day: From http://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang" target="_blank">@JohnFugelsang: "https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionDay?src=hash">#ElectionDay - when Americans who don't believe in evolution vote to re-elect fossils."
Frm http://twitter.com/KevinMaddenDC" target="_blank">@KevinMaddenDC: "Election Day 2016. One Year to Go."
From http://twitter.com/jawtry" target="_blank">@jawtry: "Overheard in the newsroom: 'What do you want on your pizza?' 'Democracy. Extra democracy.'"
From http://twitter.com/RyCunn" target="_blank">@RyCunn: "I've carefully considered the candidates for https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLC?src=hash">#SLC mayor. It was tough, but in the end there was only one clear choice. https://twitter.com/hashtag/VoteGehrke?src=hash">#VoteGehrke"
Tune in: Former Salt Lake City mayor Ted Wilson, Jason Perry of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, Weber State University political scientist Gary Johnson and Tribune reporter Chris Smart join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about Salt Lake City's mayoral race, Prop 1 and other Election Day results. Watch Trib Talk live at 12:15 p.m. MDT on http://sltrib.com" target="_blank">sltrib.com.
In other news: Here are the unofficial results for races across the state. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3134136-155/roundup-ogdens-mayor-re-elected-south-salt" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640635/Unofficials-vote-tallies-from-2015-election.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kutv.com/news/local/2015-utah-election-results" target="_blank">KUTV] And a roundup of contests showing Ogden's mayor re-elected and a parks bond rejected in South Salt Lake. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3134136-155/roundup-ogdens-mayor-re-elected-south-salt" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Voters in Davis County approved a $298 million bond for local schools. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640628/Early-returns-show-60-percent-of-voters-favor-298M-Davis-School-District-bond.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> By refusing to form a committee to filter state school board candidates, Gov. Gary Herbert has created a way for anyone who files for candidacy to be in the general election. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3133556-155/inaction-by-lawmakers-guv-means-2016" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Paul Rolly explains how political indecision has compelled Herbert to break a law requiring him to appoint a school board nominating committee by Nov. 1. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3128175-155/rolly-political-indecision-forces-utah-gov" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Honors students at the U. were concerned after they received an email from their dean, which appeared to be an endorsement for SLC Mayor Ralph Becker. [http://dailyutahchronicle.com/2015/11/03/email-about-elections-from-honors-dean-raises-concerns-of-endorsement/" target="_blank">DailyUtahChronicle]
-> Utah's network of technical colleges has inflated its graduation rates by over 40 percent, according to a legislative report released Tuesday. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3133129-155/utah-technical-college-inflated-graduation-rates" target="_blank">Trib]
-> A judge in 3rd District Court dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Utah Board of Education of breaking the law by adopting the Common Core State Standards. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3134098-155/judge-throws-out-lawsuit-challenging-utahs" target="_blank">Trib] [http://kutv.com/news/local/common-core-suit-tossed-but-opponents-say-arent-giving-up" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Two Utah teens were charged with misdemeanors for an alleged school shooting plot. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3132228-155/two-utah-teens-charged-in-alleged" target="_blank">Trib] [http://kutv.com/news/local/weber-county-teens-charged-in-school-shooting-plot" target="_blank">KUTV] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/03/15-year-old-boys-charged-in-alleged-weber-county-school-shooting-plot/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/charges-filed-in-alleged-school-shooting-plot" target="_blank">ABC4]
-> Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill ruled a Sandy police officer's shooting of an armed suspect last month justified. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3132650-155/utah-officers-shooting-of-suspect-ruled" target="_blank">Trib] [http://kutv.com/news/local/salt-lake-da-rules-october-officer-involved-shooting-legally-justified" target="_blank">KUTV]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on death by demographic. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3134138-155/bagley-cartoon-death-by-demographic" target="_blank">Trib]
-> A Confederate flag decal on a victim's pickup truck may have sparked a hate-crime assault in SLC. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3131879-155/confederate-flag-decal-may-be-catalyst" target="_blank">Trib] [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/02/fight-over-confederate-flag-decal-could-be-investigated-as-hate-crime-police-say/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> New estimates from the U.S. Census released Tuesday say that 120 languages are spoken in Salt Lake County homes. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/3133371-155/120-languages-now-spoken-in-salt" target="_blank">Trib]
-> A study shows that Mormons are among some of the most committed and engaged groups in America. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640608/Mormons-among-the-most-deeply-observant-active-and-engaged-in-faith-new-study-finds.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Another study revealed that Americans are steadily becoming less religious. [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/03/religious-observance-continues-gradual-decline-pew-foundation-study-indicates/" target="_blank">Fox13]
-> The Department of Human Services launched an investigation after a weekend riot at a West Jordan youth facility, but a worker says some of the paperwork has been doctored to fake compliance with state regulations. [http://fox13now.com/2015/11/03/west-jordan-youth-center-understaffed-faking-paperwork-employee-claims/" target="_blank">Fox13]
Correction: Jonathan Johnson is the current chairman of Overstock and he said the state should have a financial contingency plan in place. Yesterday's Cornflakes misstated his position.
Nationally: As the nation focuses its sights on elections, a study shows a decline in "swing voters," who consistently vote but don't always back candidates in the same party. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/03/the-astonishing-decline-of-the-american-swing-voter/" target="_blank">WaPost]
-> Voters in Ohio decided against legalizing marijuana for recreational use, [http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/03/measure-legalize-pot-ohio-losing-badly/75130968/" target="_blank">USAToday] while Houston voters rejected an anti-discrimination ordinance. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/us/houston-voters-repeal-anti-bias-measure.html" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> In the computer age, small donors are clicking more with Democrats, particularly Sen. Bernie Sanders, than Republicans. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/us/politics/small-donors-are-clicking-more-with-democrats-than-republicans.html?ref=politics&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes]
-> Hundreds of Trump fans gathered yesterday for a book signing with the GOP presidential hopeful. [http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2015/11/hundreds_flock_to_trump_book_signing_in_new_york" target="_blank">BostonHerald]
-> House Republicans are divided on whether or not they should open a separate probe of Democrat Hillary Clinton's controversial email setup. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-emails-republicans-server-congress-215498" target="_blank">Politico]
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