Note: As of 11:11, 234 of 236 polls had reported showing Cullen with 49.7 per cent of the popular vote - a total of 16,978 - with Sharon Smith in second with 36.5 per cent of the vote - a total of 12,458.
In a decisive victory which rivaled CCF-NDP powerhouses of old, Nathan Cullen captured more than 50 per cent of the vote to keep the Skeena – Bulkley Valley seat in the NDP camp.