Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore will have new representation in Ottawa.
CTV News has declared Conservative Kathy Borrelli will be elected to serve as MP, unseating Liberal Irek Kusmierczyk, by just 359 votes as of 2:30 a.m.
Kusmierczyk led the riding for the last six years.
This marks Borrelli's second attempt at being elected.
Borrelli replaced Mark McKenzie as the Conservative candidate in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, after he was ousted for comments made in a 2022 podcast.
She says she wants to help the community.
"I've worked hard to help people improve their life situations, and this job will be no different for me. I see it as an opportunity to uplift people, help improve their lives, make things better for our community."
Borrelli says she knows affordability is top of mind as she heads into this new role.
"We need to bring down prices of homes, we need to of course get rid of the carbon tax, we need fewer taxes. Food needs to be more affordable. Generally for our community, I think that's the main driving factor."
She says she expected a close race.
"All of the races last election was close, the election before that was close. It was a different split going on this year with the NDP not being as popular, but we felt it out at the doors. We knew that we were in the running."
Meanwhile, Irek Kusmierczyk says he feels so proud of his team.
"We poured our hearts into it every single day the last six years, you know my message to the team is you've got to go out and earn it, every single day, and we did that. We put our heart and soul into this, proud of the work that we've done, proud of what we delivered for this community."
He says his volunteers are the best.
"These volunteers are absolutely incredible, and they stepped forward because they care so deeply about this community, they care so deeply about this country, and they stepped forward because they wanted to make a difference."
Kusmierczyk says he knew it would be a close race.
"Every race I've ever run, whether it's municipal or federal, has always been a close race and that's how we approached this really from the get-go. We knew that it was going to be tight, and very close, and that's why we put the work in. And my message to my team all along, really these past six years but also these last six weeks of the campaign, you've got to go out and earn it every single day."
Kusmierczyk says in terms of a recount for the riding that they're going to review all options, but that he's no stranger to close races.
Kusmierczyk was first elected in 2019 and was re-elected in 2021 in a very tight race, with only 359 votes between him and the second place NDP candidate.