At the Dewan Sri Pinang counting centre, the Election Commission announced DAP's Ramkarpal Singh to be leading the four-way fight with 31,293 votes as at 8.30pm.

The other candidates were left eating his dust. Parti Cinta Malaysia's Huan Cheng Guan scored 2,915 votes, while independent candidates Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Sathar hauled in 648 and Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan 185.