First scientific poll shows Rowswell with comfortable lead

The first scientific sampling of opinion on Sault Ste. Marie's mayoral race shows incumbent John Rowswell has a comfortable lead, MCTV News reported tonight. 300 Saultites were interviewed by Oracle Research Ltd.

The first scientific sampling of opinion on Sault Ste. Marie's mayoral race shows incumbent John Rowswell has a comfortable lead, MCTV News reported tonight.

300 Saultites were interviewed by Oracle Research Ltd. in an MCTV-commissioned poll between October 26 and 28th, Mark Oldfield, executive producer of MCTV News, tells SooToday.com.

Here are the results:

John Rowswell - 43.7% Peter Vaudry - 30.5% Patti Jennings - 20.8% Gary Bedryk - 1.3%

The poll is considered accurate within 5.6 percent.

One-quarter of respondents were undecided, the TV station reported.

Peter Vaudry reminded MCTV's Kim Fewchuk that Oracle Research is the pollster that determined David Orazietti and Tony Martin were in a dead heat in the recent provincial election.

Both Vaudry and Patti Jennings said they expect to be victorious in the November 10 poll.