Sobering elected Dauphin mayor with 56% of vote
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Coun. Steve Sobering was elected mayor of Dauphin, winning a three-person race that opened when former mayor David Bosiak did not run for re-election after one term.
Sobering received 56 per cent of the vote, Keith Durston received 40 per cent and Carter Taylor-Luke received four per cent.
A total of 1,487 ballots were reported. Sobering received 829 votes ccompared to 593 for Durston and 65 for Taylor-Luke.
Steve Sobering
Sobering told the Sun that he was thrilled with the result.
“It feels fantastic,” he said in a phone call minutes after he was declared the winner. “Anytime you put yourself out there, there’s a chance it’s not going to work out.
“People have a lot of faith, and so now I just have to work hard to make sure that it’s not misplaced.”
Sobering said he is looking forward to continuing work on reconstruction of the Dauphin Regional Health Centre, expansion of the Northgate Trails into Riding Mountain National Park and the construction of a new daycare facility that broke ground this year.
“I’m looking forward to digging into all that as we keep going here.”
He said he has a lot of confidence in the team around him.
Attempts to reach Durston and Taylor-Luke were unsuccessful.
Sobering served one term on council, starting in 2022, before running for mayor.
Four incumbent councillors returned to council and two new candidates were elected.
Sobering’s number-one priority during his campaign was infrastructure renewal. He also campaigned on building housing and increasing tourism.
David Bosiak did not run for re-election after serving one term. Speaking to the radio station 730CKDM this month, Bosiak provided parting words for the new council, advising them to work hard to build a positive relationship with the Manitoba government and senior members of the cabinet.
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