Greg Rickford has won re-election in the Kenora-Rainy River Riding.
The Progressive Conservative candidate took just over 59 percent of the vote.
Rickford says he didn’t take the riding for granted.
“We ran this election from third place because I lost once and finished third,” says Rickford.
“I respect the electorate and I want to thank the candidates from the other parties. Kenora-Rainy River is one of the largest ridings. Its a tough slog, but I think tonight the folks of Kenora-Rainy River sent a clear message.”
Rickford adds that he has his marching orders for the next four years.
“First is the keep on doing the things that we’re doing. Clearly that was a measure of the success we had tonight. But the other was to listen to the people who answered their door. More than 17,000 people. That’s unprecedented as far as I know by any standard.”
JoAnne Formanek Gustafson finished a distant second with 20 percent of the vote, while Anthony
Leek of the Liberals was third with 11 percent of the vote.
(Percentages based on 83 percent of the polls counted)
