Williams wins Salmon Arm-Shuswap.

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David Williams was determined to win the Salmon Arm-Shuswap riding, worried that if he didn't a lot of people would be let down. 

"So many people come up to you and actually say, 'I’m praying for you', or 'I’m really depending on you',  so you really, really don’t want to let people down," said Williams. "People are actually depending on you to bring about positive change in their lives and I take that to heart."

When the polls closed across the province, it wasn't long before ballot counts put Williams in a healthy lead over his fellow candidates. This pattern continued until Elections BC results showed Williams having the race well in hand with more than 52 per cent of the vote. 

Despite the clear, early lead, Williams' attention election night was on the big TV screens in the Salmon Arm legion where, he, his spouse Denise Fisher and supporters gathered to watch the results roll in. Williams' B.C. Conservative were neck and neck with the BC NDP. 

"The party doing as well as they are, it's overwhelming because you hope for the best and you hope that it ends up that way," said Williams, adding the results so far had exceeded expectations. 

With all advanced ballots and 27 of 28 ballot boxes counted, the vote tally was as follows: 

• David Williams: 15,734 votes, 52.25 per cent;

• Sylvia Lindgren, BC NDP: 9,044 votes, 30.03 per cent;

• Greg McCune, Independent: 2,828, 9.26 per cent;

• Jed Wiebe, BC Green: 2,147, 7.13 per cent;

• Sherry Roy, Independent: 371 votes, 1.19 per cent.