Lori Carr has been elected as the new MLA for the Estevan constituency.
With all 55 polling stations reporting as of 11 p.m. on Monday night, Carr, who was running for the Saskatchewan Party, captured 5,386 votes of the 6,917 votes cast, or 77.9 per cent of the popular vote.
Tina Vuckovic of the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Saskatchewan was second with 627 votes. Paul Carroll of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan was third with 610 votes.
Sitting in fourth place was Oscar Karkabatov of the Saskatchewan Liberals with with 116 votes, independent candidate Cameron Robock was fifth with 90 votes and Branden Schick of the Green Party of Saskatchewan was sixth with 88 votes.
The Saskatchewan Party was elected to a third straight majority government. They won 50 of the 61 seats in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The NDP won the other 11 seats.
Wednesday's edition of the Estevan Mercury will have comprehensive coverage of the provincial election.
