UPDATE 10:15 p.m.
All five local Saskatchewan Party MLAs are celebrating their re-election tonight.
Everett Hindley in Swift Current, Doug Steele in Cypress Hills, David Marit in Wood River, Blaine McLeod in Lumsden-Morse and Jim Reiter in Rosetown-Delisle have all received a vote of confident from their constituents.
"A huge thank you to the people of Swift Current who supported myself and the Saskatchewan Party in this election," Hindley said. "Just honoured and grateful again to be chosen to serve as the MLA for this great constituency. Looking forward to building on some of the things we've been working on as a government not just across the province, but here right in this community. Just so very grateful to the people for their support."
With all 13 polls reporting, Hindley received 4637 votes, ahead of the NDP's Jay Kimball 1996, Constance Maffenbeir of the Buffalo Party had 214 and George Watson of the Green Party sits at 96.
None of the local elections were particularly close.
You can click here for a full breakdown of the vote.
UPDATE 9:40 p.m.
Three of our local MLAs appear headed back to the legislature.
The Saskatchewan Party's Doug Steele in Cypress Hills, David Marit in Wood River and Jim Reiter in Rosetown-Delisle will be reelected.
Things are looking good for the Saskatchewan Party's Blaine McLeod in Lumsden-Morse as well. He has 1023 votes compared to 320 for Chauntal Baudu of the NDP and 232 for Jon Hromek of the Saskatchewan United Party with 13 of 31 polls reporting.
Results have just started to come in for Swift Current. Sask Party MLA Everett Hindley has an early lead with 823 votes from five voting stations. The NDP's Jay Kimball is second with 432 votes and Constance Maffenbeier of the Buffalo Party is third with 54 votes followed by the Green Party's George Watson with 30.
"It's pretty early so far," Kimball said. "We are excited watching everything roll in right now. It's time for change and we will find out just how ready people are for that change."
Steele leads in Cypress Hills with 28 of 39 polls reporting. He has 4053 votes compared to 954 for Clare McNab of the NDP and 320 for Doug Wilson of the Buffalo Party.
With 17 of 42 polls reporting, Marit leads Wood River with 1235 votes over 900 votes ahead of his nearest competitor.
In Rosetown-Delisle, Jim Reiter leads with 1569 votes to 377 for Brenda Edel of the NDP with 14 of 31 polls reporting.
UPDATE 9:00 p.m.
Some additional results for our five local ridings.
It appears Doug Steele is on his way to re-election in Cypress Hills.
The Saskatchewan Party MLA is leading with 853 votes to 220 for the NDP's Clare McNab and 58 for Doug Wilson of the Buffalo Party with 8 out of 39 polls reporting.
David Marit of the Sask Party is leading the Wood River riding with 450 votes. The NDP's Mike Topola is in second with 88, while Todd McIntyre of Sask United Party is third with 58. That's with 6 of 42 polls reporting.
It's looking good for Jim Reiter in Rosetown-Delisle as he has 375 votes with 3 of 31 polls reporting. Brenda Edel of the NDP has 55 and Sean Muirhead of the Green Party has 10.
With 4 out of 31 polls reporting in Lumsden-Morse, incumbent Blaine McLeod of the Sask Party has 214 votes to 70 for Chauntal Baudu of the NDP, 55 for Jon Hromek of the Saskatchewan United Party, 2 for Isaiah Hunter of the Green Party and 11 for Megan Torrie of the PC party.
Still no results for Swift Current as of yet.
UPDATE 8:40 p.m.
Results are starting to trickle in.
Incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Doug Steele has the early lead in the riding of Cypress Hills.
He has 215 votes to 52 for Clare McNab of the NDP and 27 for Doug Wilson of the Buffalo Party.
In the first batch of results the Saskatchewan Party are leading in 7 ridings, while the NDP are ahead in 1.
A party will need to win 31 seats in order to form government.
UPDATE 8 p.m.
Polls are closed and supporters are gathering across the various ridings in southwest Saskatchewan.
Incumbent Swift Current MLA Everett Hindley talked to our David Zammit just as the final seconds ticked down.
"We've got a crowd of volunteers and supporters at the Swift Current Mall tonight and grateful for their support," Hindley said. "It's always a strange day for me. This is my third go around at this... it's like sports in a way you kind of think back at the things you did successfully and the things you could have done differently. You just sort of sit now and hope your efforts pay off tonight.
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Polls are closing at 8 p.m. for the 30th Saskatchewan general election.
Stay with Swift Current Online and our four southwest Saskatchewan radio stations throughout the evening for up-to-date results on your local ridings, and the big picture provincially.
Click here for our provincial election page to look back at candidate profiles and coverage of the election.
There are five ridings that touch Swift Current and our surrounding area. They are all currently represented by Saskatchewan Party Members of the Legislative Assembly.
Everett Hindley has represented Swift Current since a 2018 by-election. He received 78.44% of the vote in 2020. His opponents include Jay Kimball for the NDP, Constance Maffenbeir of the Buffalo Party and George Watson for the Green Party. Watson also ran in 2020 and had 1.73% of the vote.
Doug Steele has represented Cypress Hills since 2016. He had 65.13% of the vote in 2020. His opponents include Clare McNab for the NDP and Doug Wilson of the Buffalo Party.
Dave Marit has represented Wood River since 2016. He received 82.79% of the vote in 2020. His opponents include Mike Topola for the NDP, Clint Arnarson of the Progressive Conservative Party, Melvin Pylypchuk of the Green Party and Todd McIntyre for the Saskatchewan United Party.
Blaine McLeod has represented Lumsden-Morse since a by-election in August of 2023. He received 53.42% of the vote. His opponents include Saskatchewan United Party leader Jon Hromek, Chauntel Baudu for the NDP, Megan Torrie of the Progressive Conservative Party and Isaiah Hunter for the Green Party. Hromek placed second in the 2023 by-election with 22.69% of the vote.
Jim Reiter has represented the newly rebranded riding of Rosetown-Delisle since 2007. He received 77.70% of the vote in 2020. His opponents include Brenda Edel for the NDP and Sein Muirhead for the Green Party.
The Saskatchewan Party has governed the province since the 2007 provincial election. The NDP last held the balance of power from 1991 to 2007.
