CBC News has projected that Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard, 59, has been re-elected in River Heights.
With 10 out of 47 polls reporting, Gerrard had 51 per cent of the vote in the Winnipeg constituency, more than twice as many votes as PC hopeful Ashley Burner.
Gerrard, who was the sole Liberal voice in the House from 1999 to 2003, ran a gaffe-free campaign, but did not deliver any knockout blows at the leaders debates and forums.
Manitoba Votes 2007 Headlines »
- NDP wins historic 3rd majority in Manitoba
- Manitoba NDP Leader Gary Doer has led his party to a historic third majority government in the province's 39th general election, taking 36 of 57 seats.
- PCs win 19 seats, lose ground from 2003
- The Progressive Conservatives won 19 out of 57 ridings Tuesday — a drop of one seat from 2003.
- Liberals hold 2 seats
- Voters denied the Liberals official party status on Tuesday, although the party held its two existing seats.
- Greens make slight gains
- The Green party's dreams of a breakthrough quickly wilted on Tuesday night.
- 16 cabinet ministers re-elected, one loses nailbiter
- Sixteen members of Premier Gary Doer's former NDP cabinet in Manitoba were re-elected Tuesday, but Trade Minister Scott Smith lost the riding of Brandon West in a squeaker.