Augusta sheriff, state House races to be decided in Tuesday runoff election

It’s time to head back to the polls Tuesday to decide runoff races in Augusta and Columbia County.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting and absentee voting are closed.

Augusta voters have two races to decide:

• The Democratic candidates for sheriff. Incumbent Richard Roundtree faces Eugene “Gino Rock” Brantley.
• In the race for Superior Court Judge for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, Charles Lyons and Matt Matson are vying to replace retiring Judge Danny Craig.

Columbia County voters will decide the Republican nominee for Georgia House District 131 seat between Rob Clifton and Paul Abbott. They want to replace Rep. Jodi Lott who did not see re-election.

In both counties, voters can vote in the runoff, even if they did not vote in the primary election.

Since the two races in Augusta are countywide, voters can cast their ballot at their regular polling place.

In Columbia County, polling places for the runoff election will be the established precincts for Georgia House District 131.

• 13 - Macedonia Church of Grovetown, 304 UN Court, Grovetown
• 14 - Creek Church Grovetown, 5050 High Meadows Drive
• 15 - Lewis Memorial Methodist Church, 5555 Hereford Farm Road, Evans
• 17 - Patriots Park Gym, 5445 Columbia Road, Grovetown
• 18 - New Life Worship Center, 215 Lewiston Road, Grovetown
• 19 - Columbia County Health Department, 1930 William Few Parkway in Grovetown
• 60 - Columbia County Board of Education, 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans
• 64 - Grace Baptist Church of Evans, 4945 Hardy McManus Road
• 65 - Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church, 136 North Belair Road, Evans
• 120 - Harvest Pointe Fellowship, 326 North Belair Road, Evans
• 130 - West Acres Baptist Church, 555 Gibbs Road, Evans
• 131 - Journey Community Church, 4798 Hardy McManus Road, Evans
• 132 – Wesley Methodist Church, 825 North Belair Road, Evans
• 134 - Columbia County Main Library, 7022 Evans Town Center
• 136 - CCBOE – Support Complex, 4395 Riverwatch Parkway, Evans
• 137 - Christ the King Lutheran Church, 4232 Evans to Locks Road, Evans

In Columbia County, if you are a registered voter in House District 131, you can vote in the runoff even if you did not vote in the May 21 Republican primary, according to county election officials.

In Augusta, you can vote in the runoff even if you didn’t vote in the May 21 primary. However, if you did vote, how you voted in the primary election determines what ballot you will receive for the runoff. If you:

• Voted Democratic, you can either vote Democratic or Nonpartisan.
• If you voted Republican, you only vote Nonpartisan.
• If you voted Nonpartisan, you can either vote Nonpartisan or Democratic.
• If you are eligible to vote, but did not, you can vote either Democratic or Nonpartisan.

If you are unsure of your eligibility to vote or where to cast your ballot, go online to https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/.