Early results available for 2017 General Election
VANCOUVER — The first report of results from the 2017 General Election was released by the Clark County Elections Department Tuesday evening and Don Orange and Molly Coston had large leads in two of the key races on the ballot.
Orange, a Vancouver businessman, leads Kris Greene 24,875 votes (64.24 percent) to 13,644 (35.24 percent) in the race for Vancouver Port District Commissioner, District 1, Position 1.
Coston, a former member of the Washougal City Council, held a double-digit advantage (54.01 percent to 41.98 percent) over current Washougal Council Member Dan Coursey. Coston had 1,091 votes to Coursey’s 848.
In the race for mayor of the city of Vancouver, Council Member Anne McEnerny-Ogle has 16,425 votes (74.72 percent). Steven Cox, who dropped out of the race too late for his name to be removed from the ballot, has 5,157 votes (23.46 percent).
Three council positions were on the ballot in Vancouver. In the race for Position 1, Scott Campbell, who died on Sept. 17, received 12,908 votes (61.54 percent) to Maureen McGoldrick’s 7,794 (37.16 percent). A Campbell victory would mean the Vancouver City Council would accept applications for the vacant position after the first of the year and then appoint someone.
In the race for Position 2, current council member Alishia Topper has wide margin over her opponent Justin Forsman, 16,984 votes (78.72 percent) to 4,485 (20.79 percent).
Linda Glover also had a sizeable lead in the race for Position 3 on the Vancouver City Council. Glover had 14,144 votes (66.53 percent) and Michelle Beardshear had 6,968 (32.77 percent).
There were three advisory votes on the ballot and voters overwhelming opted to repeal each.
For a complete report of election results, go to:
https://www.clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/report_no._1.pdf
ClarkCountyToday.com will update this report.
