Nancy Saxton is a former Salt Lake City Council Member and mayoral candidate. In November 1999, Saxton was elected by the residents of Council District Four to serve a four-year term on the Salt Lake City Council, winning the election by a margin of 51.29% against . In 2006, Saxton announced her candidacy for Salt Lake City Mayor, but had to withdraw from the race in June 2007 to seek reelection in her City Council seat. She eventually lost her re-election bid to .