General election results were officially certified Tuesday with several races in Lewis and Thurston counties decided by razor-thin margins.
Lewis County had a 46.4 percent voter turnout while Thurston County voter turnout was slightly lower at 44.3 percent, according to the Lewis and Thurston County auditor’s offices.
In the Centralia race for Position 1 at-large on the city council, Elizabeth Cameron edged Matt Evans by securing 50.2 percent of the vote, with only 38 votes separating both candidates.
In the second contested Centralia City Council race, challenger Kelly Smith-Johnston ousted mayor Lee Coumbs 1,874 votes to 1,427, bringing in a total of 56.38 percent of the total vote.
Peter Abbarno won his uncontested Centralia council race with 98.15 percent of the vote.
In the Chehalis race for Council District 1, Jerry Lord — owner of M & K Townstore in Chehalis — ousted incumbent Terry Harris with 50.8 percent of the vote, as only seven votes separated the two.
When Lord was reached for comment immediately after the final results were posted, the local merchant said that he recently attended two city council meetings to gather information on the budget and other city government matters.
The councilor-elect objected to the cost that some residents will incur to install a fire suppression system in their homes.
“Residents shouldn’t have to pay more than they should to get a permit,” he said.
Incumbents Chehalis councilors Daryl Lund, Anthony Ketchum and Issac Pope all retained their seats after uncontested race.
In the Centralia School District Board of Directors race, newcomer Mandi McDougall outgained incumbent Jami Lund by raking in 50.78 percent of the vote, or 102 more votes than her opponent.
In other Centralia School Board races, Vickie Jackson defeated Alma Neurt 3,054 votes to 1,294 votes and Beverley Clark bested John Elmore 2,768 votes to 1,837.
Chehalis School Board candidates Larry Petersen, Brennan Bailey and J. Vander Stoep all won seats in uncontested fashion.
In the race for Port of Centralia District 2 commissioner, incumbent Julie Shaffley trounced former Centralia mayor Bonnie Canaday by compiling 61.9 percent of the vote, for a difference of 1,076 votes.
Incumbent Ken Kostick was uncontested in his successful effort to retain his position on the Port of Chehalis Commission.
In the Morton race for Position 4 on the city council, Travis Cooper bested Amanda West with 51.5 percent of the vote and only 10 votes separating both candidates.
The highly-contested mayoral race in Vader saw Lois Wilson top Bob (Plumbob) Goff by garnering 50.6 percent of the vote, with a total of three votes being the difference.
In the Vader race for Position 4 on the city council, Mike Parsons outdid Janet Charlton by collecting 50.3 percent of the votes, as a total of seven votes determined the outcome here.
The Morton School Board race for Director District 1 was another tight contest, with Chase Buffington beating out Clint Scogin by recording 50.58 percent of the vote, which constituted a margin of 16 votes.
The tight battles in Thurston County included Joe Downing scoring 51.2 percent of the vote over Helen Wheatley in the Port of Olympia race for Port Commissioner District 1, with a difference of 2,034 votes.
Riverside Fire Authority’s excess levy request has passed after additional ballots were counted.
The levy received 60.53 percent, just above the 60 percent supermajority required. The ballot asked voters to approve a tax of $.47 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The levy will provide $986,240 to be collected in 2020 for the fire authority.
The RFA hopes to use the funding to replace four fire trucks with “dual function” pumper/water tender trucks.
To view the full outcome of the election — including the names of dozens of candidates who ran unopposed — visit https://bit.ly/2PTuKnO for Lewis County results and https://bit.ly/36ItslB for Thurston County results.
Here are the final tallies of other contested or otherwise notable races:
Lewis County
Morton City Council
Position 1
Kevin Dunlap Jr. — 179 votes, 59.27 percent
Jessica Scogin — 121 votes, 40.07 percent
Position 4
Amanda West — 140 votes, 47.62 percent
Travis Cooper — 151 votes, 51.36 percent
Napavine City Mayor
Shawn M. O’Neill — 247 votes, 65.34 percent
Mike Wood — 120 votes, 31.58 percent
Pe Ell Town Mayor
Lonnie Willey — 123 votes, 60.89 percent
Jim Henderson — 75 votes, 37.13 percent
Pe Ell Town Council Position 3
Robert (Bobby) Cox — 141 votes, 74.21 percent
Clifford (Cliff) Haley — 49 votes, 25.79 percent
Pe Ell Town Council Position 4
Kristi A. Milanowski — 118 votes, 60.82 percent
Don Webster — 76 votes, 39.18 percent
Pe Ell Town Council Position 5
Christopher Dodd — 105 votes, 54.97 percent
Marjorie (Midge) Church — 86 votes, 45.03 percent
Toledo City Mayor
Steve Dobosh — 146 votes, 74.87 percent
Eric Duerst — 49 votes, 25.13 percent
Toledo City Council Position 3
Carol A. Hill — 115 votes, 64.97 percent
Gary Reboin — 62 votes, 35.03 percent
Vader City Council Position 1
Donna Rogers — 82 votes, 56.55 percent
Kevin Flynn — 59 votes, 40.69 percent
Winlock City Council Position 1
Brandon Svenson — 206 votes, 71.03 percent
Paul McMillan — 80 votes, 27.59 percent
Winlock City Council Position 2
Eric Contreras — 183 votes, 60 percent
Jeramy Allman — 121 votes, 39.67 percent
Winlock City Council Position 3
Lonnie J. Dowell — 195 votes, 61.9 percent
Jodie Curtis — 119 votes, 37.78 percent
Onalaska School District Director Position 4
Gabe Hamilton — 890 votes, 61.04 percent
Kirt Schmidt — 560 votes, 38.41 percent
White Pass School District Director District 1
Ricky (Erica) Emerson — 754 votes, 67.62 percent
Bob Bordeaux — 358 votes, 32.11 percent
White Pass School District Director District 3
Joel McMahan — 902 votes, 75.93 percent
Zora DeGrandpre — 283 votes, 23.82 percent
Winlock School District Director District 3
Emily Ruiz — 638 votes, 57.07 percent
Robert (Bob) Giberson — 476 votes, 42.58 percent
Onalaska Fire District 1 Commissioner Position 1
Tim Miles — 579 votes, 61.46 percent
Carolyn (Carol) Brock — 356 votes, 37.79 percent
Chehalis Fire District 6 Commissioner Position 2
James (Jim) Martin — 1,423 votes, 71.08 percent
Abraham Meyer — 560 votes, 27.97 percent
Glenoma Fire District 18 Commissioner Position 3
Philip J. Pokorski — 116 votes, 57.43 percent
Carol T. Courtney — 86 votes, 42.57 percent
Hospital District 1 Commissioner District 1
Tom Herrin — 1,260 votes, 55.88 percent
Marc Fisher — 979 votes, 43.41 percent.
Hospital District 1 Commissioner Position 5
Wes McMahan — 1,730 votes, 71.81 percent
Martin Fortin Jr. — 668 votes, 27.73 percent
Chehalis Water-Sewer District 4 Commissioner Position 3
Sheila Unger — 86 votes, 55.13 percent
Brent Goodrich — 69 votes, 44.23 percent
Onalaska Water-Sewer District 5 Commissioner Position 1
Deborah Hilliard — 7 votes, 29.17 percent
Write-in — 17 votes, 70.83 percent
Onalaska Water-Sewer District 5 Commissioner Position 2
Jimmy Hilliard — 5 votes, 21.74 percent
Write-in — 18 votes, 78.26 percent
Thurston County
City of Tenino Mayor
Wayne Fournier — 231 votes, 61.44 percent
Write-in — 145 votes, 38.56 percent
Tenino School District Board Director District 4
Tamara (Tammy) Schroder — 1,597 votes, 62.65 percent
Reva Rice — 924 votes, 36.25 percent
Fire Protection District 12 Position 2
John E. Vanderhoof — 1,151 votes, 67.99 percent
John Millard — 529 votes, 31.25 percent
Fire Protection District 12 Position 5
John J. O’Callahan — 944 votes, 56.66 percent
Clayton S. Whitehead — 703 votes, 42.2 percent
