Tight race between Willard Reaves and Obby Khan in Fort Whyte byelection

Manitobans will soon learn who the next MLA for the Fort Whyte area is as polls have officially closed.

Manitobans will soon learn who the next MLA for the Fort Whyte area is as polls have officially closed.

The latest information from Elections Manitoba is showing that 53 of 56 voting areas are reporting and Obby Khan, who is running for the Progressive Conservatives, has 1,829 votes. Willard Reaves with the Manitoba Liberals has currently received 1,816 votes.

Trudy Schroeder with the NDP has 754 votes. Independent candidate Patrick Allard has 81 votes, and Nicolas Geddert with the Green Party has 41 votes.

There are 15,907 registered voters in the riding.

People can continue to check CTV News for an update on the results in the riding.

Fort Whyte was previously held by former premier Brian Pallister.

More details will be provided when they are available.