Labor's 14-year reign was over soon after polling booths closed, with a massive swing seeing the LNP projected to hold as many as 78 seats to as little as 7 for Anna Bligh's ALP.
Ms Bligh conceded the election to Mr Newman at 8:15pm (AEST), saying she acknowledges the people of Queensland have endorsed change.
"I congratulate Campbell Newman and wish him all the best on forming a new government," she said.
"I want to thank you (the people) for allowing me the opportunity to lead this great state.
"I have been fortunate to have a strong and united team and I have had their loyalty and support through the most difficult of times and I will forever be in their debt."
She said days like today "are just as much a part of our democracy as our days of victory".
"On days like today it is even more important that we remember who we are: We are the party that his transformed this state. We are the party that has built the foundations of a modern and progressive Queensland," Ms Bligh said.
"The Queensland of today is simply unrecognisable from the Queensland that we inherited."
She conceded her decision to sell some of the state's assets was a damaging blow for Labor.
"It is true that it was very painful for Labor," Ms Bligh said.
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