 Bemidji Mayor Rita Albright has turned back a challenge from former Mayor Richard Lehman, Albright winning that election last night. Mayor Albright will serve her third term and says she's honored that the people of Bemidji elected her and she's ready to work for them again. As far as running against a former mayor, Albright says she wants to look forward in not what was done in the past. Albright's ready to build on the successes in the community but knows there's a lot of work to be done still and she's excited to get going. I think we need to build on some of the success that we've had. We've had a lot of construction and development around the community and that's positive. We've made some strides with race relations and I think there's still some more work to do there and I'm looking forward to working on that. Disappointed in the results obviously but uh you know the voters spoke that's what they chose and and uh you know it's it's over. The ninth is here, sun still rose today so it's not like it's the end of the world. Former Mayor Lehman says he's also looking forward to being a private citizen as of now has no plans to run for political office. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.