Thompson wins Ward 3 runoff election

Political newcomer Michael Thompson defeated Vidor businessman Ronnie Herrera in Saturday’s Vidor City Council Ward 3 runoff election by a 61 vote margin, 189-128. The runoff election was triggered when no candidate received more than half the ballots cast in a three-way race for the Vidor City Council Ward 3 position in the May 7 election. In that race, Ronnie Herrera received 181 votes of the…