Albertans Going To Polls Today After Divisive Election Campaign

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Albertans are going to the polls today to decide whether to give Rachel Notley and the NDP government a second mandate, or choose Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party (UCP) to lead the province for the next four years.

If the UCP wins a majority today, it shows Albertans have decided to embrace the party's economic message and ignore allegations of fraud surrounding Kenney's successful 2017 leadership bid, and the racist and homophobic views espoused by some current and former candidates.

A UCP victory would also put an end to Alberta's first NDP government, which in 2015 broke the Progressive Conservatives' 44-year grip on power, and bring Kenney's three-year push to unite Alberta conservatives under a single party to a successful conclusion.

If Notley is able to hold on to power, it will show her campaign, with its focus on Kenney's social conservative views and investigations into the 2017 UCP leadership race, created enough doubt in voters' minds about his suitability to govern.

The Alberta Party is looking to get leader Stephen Mandel elected to the legislature and to increase the three seats it held in the last legislature.

The UCP has consistently led the NDP in the polls throughout the campaign.

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