As Melissa Sheehy-Richard goes door to door asking for people's support in the district of Hants West during Nova Scotia's provincial election, the Progressive Conservative candidate says she's humbled by the response she's received in her re-election bid.

"I had been able to get to most of the doors [last election], so some of these folks are people I've met already or I've met at community events," she said during a brief break from campaigning last week.

"I work hard. I'm not taking my foot of…