Liberals, Tories locked in tight race as N.B. election results arrive

WATCH: Laura Brown reports on the past month on the New Brunswick election campaign trail, where politicians have beenmaking promises and mistakes, and talking about the key issues facing the province.

FREDERICTON David Alward and Brian Gallant have each won their respective seats, while NDP leader Dominic Cardy lost his bid for election as the results of the New Brunswick election continue to roll in.

Cardy resigned after losing in the riding of Fredericton West-Hanwell to PC candidate Brian Macdonald and resigned as party leader.

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He said the party would hold a leadership race in the coming weeks.

Alward was elected in his riding of Carleton and Gallant was elected in his riding of Shediac Bay-Dieppe.

As 10:10 p.m. more than 306,000 ballots had been counted, with the Liberals leading or elected in 25 ridings and the Progressive Conservatives leading or elected in 23 ridings.

WATCH:Its still neck and neck between the Liberals and Tories. The Liberals are maintaining their slim margin much to the chagrin of one PC supporter who joins Shelley Steeves.

Green Party leader David Coon opened up a lead in the riding of Fredericton South over PC candidate Craig Leonard in his bid to become the first candidate from his party to win a seat in the provincial legislature.

Finance minister Blaine Higgs was elected in the bellwether riding of Quispamsis, while health minister Ted Flemming was elected in Rothesay.

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Liberals, Tories locked in tight race as N.B. election results arrive

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