Coston loses to Tyrone incumbent by 6 votes

The votes were cast Tuesday night and the recount came on Thursday. When all was done, incumbent Tyrone Councilman Ken Matthews beat challenger Pota Coston by a slim margin of six votes in the race for the Post 3 council seat.

Matthews won the contest taking 659 votes while Coston received 653 votes. A total of 1,317 votes were cast, representing a 29.8 percent turnout of Tyrone’s approximately 4,000 registered voters.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-10-2013/coston-loses-tyrone-incumbent-6-votes

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