Alberta PC Leader Alison Redford makes a campaign stop in Calgary on Saturday. (John Lehmann/THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith speaks to media by her bus during a campaign stop at the Dow Centennial Centre trade show in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., on April 21, 2012. (JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press/Jason Franson/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Liberal Leader Raj Sherman held on to his seat in the Edmonton-Meadowlark riding. (Dan Reidlhuber/REUTERS)
Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason speaks to reporters about the resignation of provincial Liberal leader David Swann, at the Alberta Legislature, in Edmonton, on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. NDP, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, WON (John Ulan/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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MLA Kent Hehr was one of a handful of Liberal candidates to win a seat. He ran in Calgary Buffalo riding. (Chris Bolin/THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
Pearl Calahasen, PC candidate for Lesser Slave Lake, won out after a tight race with Wildrose candidate Darryl Boisson. (Facebook photo)
MP Doug Horner waits for the start of an Alberta PC Party leadership debate in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. PC, held seat (Jeff McIntosh/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Provincial health ministers Michael de Jong of BC, left, Fred Horne, center, of Alberta, and Don McMorris, right of Saskatchewan line up for a news conference following a meeting of provincial health ministers at the Lord Nelson hotel in Halifax, NS, on Nov. 24th. 2011. PC, held seat (Sandor Fizli/Sandor Fizli/THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
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Wildrose candidate Ron Leech, left, talks to reporters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, April 20, 2012. Behind PC, current results suggest he is going to lose. Mr. Leech is an outspoken opponent of gay marriage and found himself in hot water after saying on a radio talk show: “I think, as a Caucasian, I have an advantage. When different community leaders such as a Sikh leader or a Muslim leader speaks they really speak to their own people in many ways. As a Caucasian, I believe that I can speak to all the community.” (Jeff McIntosh/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Despite high hopes, the fledgling Alberta Party, lead by interim leader Sue Huff in Edmonton-Glenora, has so far failed to take an assembly seat. (Jason Franson/THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
Wildrose candidate Allan Hunsperger lost the Edmonton -South West riding to PC Matt Jeneroux. Mr. Hunsperger caused a stir during the campaign with statements that critics called intolerant. In a year-old blog post, the pastor said gays will spend eternity in a “lake of fire, hell.” (Wildrose website)
John Barlow, PC, lost to Danielle Smith of WRP. An associate newspaper publisher with deep ties and a lengthy record of community volunteering, he felt he had a good shot of winning. (Facebook photo)
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