Fine Gael look set to not have a TD in the Donegal constituency following the 2024 General Election.
The party ran a two-candidate strategy for the election, it looks set to have not paid off.
Nikki Bradley and John McNulty were set the task of replacing Joe McHugh, who announced his departure from politics.
Tally figures show Bradley on 3,680 and McNulty on 3,365, way behind the other leading candidates with Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty set to top the poll.