It could be a tight race in the Elmwood-Transcona riding because a new campaign mail out is suggesting voters mark their ballots strategically.

Voters in the Winnipeg riding of Elmwood-Transcona received this in the mail Wednesday. (Sara Calnek/CBC News) A new NDP mail out reads, "In Elmwood-Transcona: only Daniel Blaikie can defeat Stephen Harper's candidate."

It then points to 2011 election results which show the NDP lost to the Conservatives by a mere 300 votes. The Liberals and the Greens trailed by more than 13,000 votes.

"I either vote Liberal or NDP," Alonza Chase told CBC News Thursday, adding after seeing the pamphlet he's decided to vote NDP.

"The Liberals aren't a strong enough presence in my area. I want to strategically vote."

Bill Wright, 56, is a long time NDP voter and while he's unhappy with the provincial NDP, after looking at the stats he admits he'll likely still support the party.

"People don't like to throw away their vote and if they see things going in one direction they'll follow that," he said.

"I don't really want to throw away my vote either."

Fred Langin, is keeping his vote private, but he's not willing to cast a ballot for a party for the sake of ousting another.

"I really don't like it. I think basically it's cheap politics," said Langin.

"As far as I'm concerned run on your own platform and if you can't win on your own platform then obviously you've got the wrong platform."

Langin also added the race may not be as tight this election given the provincial NDP government's slide in popularity.

"I'm not very pleased with the NDP as is most of the province so I think it's going to have a huge impact."

Voter turnout in Elmwood-Transcona in 2011 was 55.9% according to Elections Canada.