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Coston wins Washougal mayoral race

Did proposed oil terminal in Vancouver affect the results?

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Molly Coston will become the next mayor of Washougal Jan. 1, 2018. She received 54.04 percent of the votes, while City Councilman Dan Coursey received 41.99 percent and declared write-in candidate Paul Godin received 3.96 percent of the vote. (Post-Record file photo)

Incoming Washougal Mayor Molly Coston and former mayoral candidate Dan Coursey are expressing different thoughts about whether Washougal residents’ opinions on the proposed Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver affected their votes for mayor.

Coston received 1,637 votes (54.04 percent), while Coursey received 1,272 votes (41.99 percent). Declared write-in candidate Paul Godin received 120 votes (3.96 percent).

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