After what has been a roller coaster of an election season, including one party imploding and the rise of a once-ousted MLA-turned-B.C. Conservative candidate Donegal Wilson was chosen to be the voice of Boundary-Similkameen.

This is her first provincial election.

Wilson pulled ahead early in the race, garnering 48.49 per cent of the votes for the riding as of 10 p.m., with NDP Incumbent Roly Russell receiving 42.44 per cent of the vote. BC Greens candidate Kevin Eastwood received 5.88 per cent of the vote, with Independent Sean Taylor getting 3.19 per cent.

The Black Press Media reached out to all the candidates for comment. Wilson's campaign manager said a copy of her victory speech would be emailed.

While Roly Russell issued a statement shortly after conceding the race.

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This year, there were four candidates on the ballot in the riding of Boundary-Similkameen. The candidates were incumbent B.C. NDP Roly Russell, B.C. Conservative Donegal Wilson, Green Party Kevin Eastwood and Independent Sean Taylor. 

Since the 2020 election, the riding was represented by Russell, and previously the riding was held between 2013 and 2020 by BC Liberal Linda Larson. 

In the 2020 election, Russell beat Larson's successor B.C. Liberal candidate Petra Veintimilla with 10,500 votes to 7,735. Also running in 2020 were Darryl Seres, the late and former president of B.C. Conservative Party , and Wexit party candidate Arlyn Grieg. 

The early votes in the 2024 election amounted to 12,832 out of a total of 38,284 eligible voters. 

The 2020 election saw 10,657 advance votes cast out of a total 21,063 votes, with 37,421 registered voters in the riding.