Salt Lake County voters supporting Horiuchi, Corroon, bond measures

Salt Lake County voters are happy with their countywide incumbents and ready to fund projects at the zoo and aviary, according to a new Deseret News/KSL-TV poll conducted by Dan Jones & Associates.

The poll, conducted Oct. 24-30, tabulates responses from 498 county voters and has a margin of error of 4.5 percent.

Popular Democratic Mayor Peter Corroon leads his Republican challenger, Michael Renckert by a margin of 68-22 in the final days of the campaign. Corroon's numbers are up compared to a September poll by the Jones group that had the split 57-21 in Corroon's favor.

Long-time Councilman Randy Horiuchi, defending his at-large office, is ahead of Republican challenger and Salt Lake County Sheriff's Capt. Stephen DeBry by 50-41 percent.

Both the Hogle Zoo and Tracy Aviary bond proposals are finding clear support with the zoo getting a 68-28 percent margin and the Aviary at 59-33 percent.

Arthur Raymond