Returning Liberal MP Terry Sheehan says he's excited to "roll up his sleeves" and get to work for the riding.
Though it was a tight race for much of the time results were coming in, preliminary results show Sheehan won Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma with 30,271 votes - about 47.3% of votes cast - ahead of Conservative Hugh Stevenson with 28,648 - about 44.8% - trailed by the NDP's Laura Mayer with 4215 votes - about 6.6% - while Green candidate Robyn Kiki Eshkibok had 531 and Christian Heritage Party candidate James Collins had 297.
Stevenson - who resigned as Sault Ste. Marie Police Chief to run in the election - conceded the race via social media Tuesday afternoon, congratulating Sheehan "for an honourable election", wishing Sheehan and his team "the very best in the future", and thanking his own team and volunteers, emphasizing "change is coming, just not today" and "our country will continue to grow and meet the challenges ahead".
Sheehan - who's no stranger to tight races, winning over Conservative Sonny Spina by only 247 votes in 2021 - says he's "ready to hit the ground running".
Noting unique opportunities and challenges throughout the riding, the Liberal outlines priorities including weathering "the unpredictable Donald Trump tirades" - tariffs or otherwise - tearing down interprovincial trade barriers while using Canadian steel and minerals, as well "the most ambitious housing program that we have seen", helping provinces and First Nations ensure there are more doctors and facilities for health care in underserviced areas, and expanding high speed broadband coverage.