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Saskatoon mayoral candidate Kelley Moore is taking nothing for granted, despite a slight lead in the latest opinion poll.

Moore said Thursday she plans to continue with the same strategy she’s employed up to this point.

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“I’m pleased,” she said in an interview. “It shows we still have momentum.”

Saskatoon has never elected a woman mayor, although Moore’s wife, former city councillor Lenore Swystun, finished second to Don Atchison in 2006 and 2009. Longtime city councillor Donna Birkmaier also finished second to Jim Maddin in 2000.

The Mainstreet Research/Postmedia Network Inc. telephone poll conducted Tuesday showed Moore, a political newcomer who works for the provincial Social Services department, with a slight lead on Atchison. Veteran city councillor Charlie Clark placed third.

The poll, which included cellphones and land lines, surveyed 852 Saskatoon residents and is considered accurate within 3.38 per cent, 19 times out of 20.