With 94.75 per cent as of 5:20 p.m. on Oct. 21, or 9,843 votes, Sandy Bowman has been reelected to a second term as mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. His only challenger, Zulkifl Mujahid finished with 5.25 per cent, or 545 votes. Article content

The preliminary results shatter the previous record for a mayoral victory, which was 73.6 per cent victory won by former mayor Melissa Blake in 2010. Article content

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Bowman’s campaign went positive, focusing on council’s major victories from the last term while promising the best days are ahead for Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo.

Ideas Bowman has for the next term include developing a municipal apprenticeship program through partnerships, fighting for energy rates more in line with the rest of

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