Port Arthur council runoff set for Saturday
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1of6District 5 Councilman Willie Bae LewisCity of Port Arthur / City of Port ArthurShow MoreShow Less
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Port Arthur voters will settle two city council races on Saturday.
The runoff election was triggered when none of the candidates running for either seat received more than 50% of the votes.
Former councilman Willie “Bae” Lewis Jr. and Ingrid West Holmes are facing off in District 1, while Port Arthur School Board member Donald Ray Frank and current Port Arthur Councilman for District 1 Raymond Scott Jr. both are running for the District 8 seat.
Port Arthur preps for two City Council runoffs Saturday
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Candidate supporters greet voters as they come to vote at the Port Arthur Public Library on election day. Photo made on November 3, 2020. Fran Ruchalski/The EnterpriseFran Ruchalski, The Enterprise / The Enterprise
Port Arthur voters have one more day of early voting left before Election Day for two municipal runoffs on Saturday.
Officials hope it will show November’s record-breaking turnout wasn’t a fluke.
“We were so excited after the November election, we thought people were so engaged,” City Clerk Sherri Bellard said. “We do the same amount of work for one vote as we do for 10,000 voters, but we want people to be engaged.”