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Washougal mayor takes lead in 17th Legislative District race

Second ballot count gives Republican David Stuebe 115-vote advantage over Democratic candidate Terri Niles

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Washougal Mayor David Stuebe, the Republican candidate running for Washington’s 17th Legislative District, Position 2 seat, speaks during a League of Women Voters of Clark County candidate forum, held Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at the Camas Public Library in downtown Camas. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Washougal Mayor David Stuebe holds a slight lead over his Democratic opponent for Washington’s 17th Legislative District, Position 2 seat, after a second ballot count on Wednesday, Nov. 6. 

Though Niles initially led Stuebe 50.18% to 49.69% on election night, a second ballot count bumped Stuebe’s vote total from 30,306 votes Tuesday night to 32,333 votes as of Wednesday. The current results show Stuebe with 50.02% of the vote to Niles’ 49.84% (32,218 votes), with 87 votes (0.13%) for write-in candidates. 

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