The result wasn't what Bobby Deepak was looking for locally but that didn't stop him from expressing his gratitude to his supporters Tuesday night.
"I'm so proud of my team. They did a great job and I'm so proud of the campaign," Deepak said.
Deepak, running for the second time as an NDP candidate in Prince George-Mackenzie, lost out again to Liberal Mike Morris. By 10:30 p.m., he had 4,539 votes, well behind Morris with 8,485.
"Compared to 2013, I believe people were looking for real change," he said. "I've had lots of support and I'm proud of all of the people that worked with me."
Meanwhile, fellow NDP candidate Natalie Fletcher had 4,460 votes in Prince George-Valemount, unable to challenge longtime Liberal MLA Shirley Bond, who had 8,892 votes.
"This wasn't a seat NDP expected. I learned a lot about people and about the community. I also learned a lot about myself. I could not have done this without the support of my family," Fletcher said.
As for the Green Party, Nan Kendy, the candidate for Prince George-Valemount, was proud of how far her campaign had come.
"I feel we have gotten our message out there," Kendy said.
"I learned a lot. Going out into the community and listening to people really enlightened me.
"As a lifelong learner, it was a great experience."
Kendy was thrilled to have Hilary Crowley, running in Prince George-Mackenzie, by her side.
"She was such a great support. She's done this before," Kendy said.
Crowley was confident with her party's campaign.
"I think we got the message across. And it's really important that we get younger people involved," Crowley said.
Kendy took 1,894 votes as at 10:30 p.m. and Crowley received 1,624.
"I really hope we keep getting the message across. There just isn't enough of us... yet," Kendy said.
