Voters will pick nominees in several key statewide and Congressional races in the Georgia runoff election on Tuesday.
At the top of the ticket, Republican voters will select a gubernatorial nominee in what’s become a tumultuous runoff battle, as well as GOP nominees for lieutenant governor and secretary of state.
Democratic voters in the 6th Congressional District, which includes East Cobb, also will choose a nominee for the November general election.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Cobb Elections website has sample ballots, precinct addresses and information on how you can find your polling station.
In the GOP governor’s race, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle was enjoying a lead in most polls and received an endorsement last week from outgoing Gov. Nathan Deal. But then President Donald Trump endorsed Cagle’s opponent, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp.
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Polls now have Kemp in the lead, although one of them indicates that nearly a quarter of likely voters remains undecided.
Trump’s endorsement of Kemp has generated national media attention.
Cobb is considered a battleground county, and Cagle and Kemp have campaigned here frequently. Two East Cobb lawmakers have come down on either side of the runoff. Cagle has the support of State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, while State. Rep. Sharon Cooper is backing Kemp.
The winner faces Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia House Minority Leader, in November.
In the lieutenant governor Republican runoff, state senator David Shafer is facing Geoff Duncan, a former member of the state house.
In the 6th Congressional District Democratic runoff, gun-control advocate Lucy McBath, an East Cobb resident, is facing technology entrepreneur Kevin Abel of Sandy Springs.
The winner will face Republican U.S. Rep. Karen Handel in November.
One of the two seats on the Cobb Board of Commissioners that’s contested this year will be decided Tuesday. Incumbent Bob Weatherford is facing Keli Gambrill in the GOP runoff for District 1 in North Cobb.
Incumbent commissioner JoAnn Birrell of District 3 in Northeast Cobb won the Republican primary and is being challenged in November by Democrat Caroline Holko.
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