British Columbia Election Heads for Photo Finish, Polling Tight

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British Columbia Election Heads for Photo Finish, Polling Tight
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The British Columbia election is shaping up to be a close race with the NDP narrowly leading the BC Conservatives, according to the final polls. The outcome remains uncertain as voters head to the polls.

Results are expected to begin coming in earlier than in previous elections, due to new ballot scanners Elections BC has implemented this year.It also appears to be headed for a photo finish . Final polling conducted exclusively for Global News on Friday had the BC NDP ahead of the BC Conservatives by just two per cent.That marked a dramatic change from just one year ago.

The at-times bitter campaign saw both leaders attempt to paint their opponent as radical and a risk to the province. The NDP focused much of its campaign on controversial comments and conspiracy theories espoused by Conservative candidates and, at times, Rustad himself.The Conservatives, meanwhile, focused on crime and the province’s drug crisis which it portrayed as the direct result of NDP’s “soft on crime” policies.

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