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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Following some heated campaigning during the last few weeks, the townspeople of Washington elected a new mayor and treasurer Tuesday.
Seventy-eight percent of the eligible voters in town voted, which was down from the 94 percent who voted in the 1990 election. Stewart Willis was elected as mayor, receiving 64 percent of the votes and ousting two-term mayor Dean Morehouse.
Tom Zumwalt garnered 55 percent of the votes to earn him the position of Treasurer of the town. He ran against Louise van Dort. Both were vying for the position left by Brad Fisher, who decided not to run for re-election.
Votes for the five seats on Council were very close. The top votegetters were Newbill Miller and Janice Moffett, followed by Ray Gooch, who was elected as a write-in candidate, and Steve Critzer. Charles Eldred and Reinhardt Lynch tied for
91.6%