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Salt Lake City's 2025 elections focus on affordability and growth challenges for families.

Candidates in District 3 offer diverse solutions to housing and community issues.

Statewide elections highlight tensions between growth management and maintaining community resources.

SALT LAKE CITY — The 2025 municipal election cycle put a spotlight on two of the struggles impacting Utah families the most: affordability and growth.

On Tuesday, around 25%-35% of registered voters are expected to have the final say in hundreds of local elections across the state.

The questions at stake include how communities plan to manage spiking populations and respond to state officials who want more housing options.

At the center of these statewide trends is

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