Tight race in the Sault: What the candidates are saying at 1:07 a.m.

Terry Sheehan, Liberal: 

Sheehan told reporters his team didn’t run any polls, but that he expected it to be close. His plan for tonight is to rest with family and ‘soak it all in’

“We knew it was going to be a tight race," Sheehan told SooToday's Kenneth Armstrong at the Grand Theatre.

Nationally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party are expected to hold onto a minority government. Sheehan said he's happy with the win.

“Every single vote matters, this certainly proves that.”

Sonny Spina, Conservative:

"The voters here need a voice, they need someone to unify that voice and they need someone to move forward together with. We're seeing a large number of voters coming out and I'm excited about that because it tells me how engaged people are in our community so im very optimistic about our future here," Spina told SooToday's Darren Taylor at a gathering of Conservative supporters at The Rink, adjacent to The Machine Shop.

Spina praised his team for the close vote.

"Every time we left a neighborhood after knocking on doors, more people joined us. People recognize there's an opportunity here to advance and do things better for our community. If we're successful in this election it's certainly because of everyone here."

Marie Morin-Strom, NDP:

Speaking to SooToday's David Helwig just before 11 p.m., New Democrat Marie Morin-Strom described herself as being in “a really strong third place.”

Morin-Strom said she’d heard “urban legends” about candidates being screamed at when canvassing door-to-door.

But she was pleasantly surprised to find no one treated her that way.

“Even people who weren’t supportive were very polite,” she said.

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