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ISLE OF PALMS — Mayor Dick Cronin appears to have won his first re-election bid Tuesday, turning back a challenge from former Councilman Jimmy Ward. With all precincts reporting, Cronin led with 53 percent of the turnout to Ward’s 47 percent, according to the unofficial final counts. Cronin called the win an endorsement of his brief time in office and of what voters say they want out of City Hall over the next four years. “It just means the citizens of the island think the mayor and the City Council have kept the city in good shape and will keep the city in good shape,” he said. Cronin, 64, a former member of City Council, originally won his seat earlier this year when he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Mike Sottile, who had won a seat in the state House. Cronin said he didn’t see any major issues immediately arising on council’s agenda.

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