Primary runoff election to be held Tuesday
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Special primary election to be held August 11
By Christa Jennings
Senior Staff Writer
Following last month’s primary election, voters will once again return to the polls on Tuesday for the primary runoff election.
For Coosa County, there is one office appearing on the Democratic Party runoff ballot. Coosa’s Republican Party runoff ballot includes five offices.
Locally the Democratic runoff is for Dakari Larriett or Everett Wess for U.S. senator.
The Republican Party runoff includes Wes Allen or John Wahl for lieutenant governor; Jared Hudson or Barry Moore for U.S. senator; Jay Mitchell or Katherine Robertson for attorney general; Corey Hill or Christina Woerner McInnis for commissioner of agriculture and industries; and Chris Beeker or Jim Zig Zeigler for Public Service Commission, Place 2.
With such a low voter turnout for the primary elections across the state, turnout is anticipated to be even lower for the primary runoff election. Eligible voters are encouraged to go to the polls and cast their respective party ballots to let their voices be heard.
Statewide, the voter turnout for the primary election was just 23.12%. Coosa County’s voter turnout was 29.08%.
Those who did not vote in the primary election can cast a ballot for whichever party they wish. Those who voted in last month’s primary election will have to cast the same party’s ballot for Tuesday’s runoff.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters can check their registration status and polling facility location by visiting AlabamaVotes.gov or calling the Coosa County Board of Registrars at 256-377-2418.
After polls close Tuesday, the main courtroom of the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford will be open to the public for anyone wishing to watch the results come in.
With no local candidates on the ballots, if anyone comes to observe the results then an official will send someone to post the result tapes in the courtroom. A local television station may also be live-streamed on the upstairs monitors so that people can watch results come in from around the state.
Following Tuesday night’s election returns, once again provisional ballots will be counted the week following, on June 23, by the Coosa County Canvassing Board for all provisional ballots certified by the Board of Registrars as being eligible.
Once those ballots are verified and counted, those results will be added to the election night results. The results will then be certified and made official.
Following the primary runoff election, voters in some districts across the state, including Coosa County, will return to the polls again in August for one more election before the general election in the fall.
As reported previously, a special primary election will be held August 11 for congressional districts 1, 2, 6, and 7.
On June 3, Secretary of State Wes Allen certified the candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties who will be seeking that office and will appear on the August ballots.
Coosa County is part of District 6, which has four Democratic candidates and two Republican candidates running for the office.
For the special primary election Coosa County’s Democratic Party ballot, and others in District 6, will include Jacob Bouma-Sims, Ashtyn Kennedy, Maurice Mercer, and Keith Pilkington.
District 6 had the most Democratic Party candidates to qualify, with districts 1, 2 and 7 each having one Democratic candidate certified for the election. Those are Clyde Jones, Shomari C. Figures and Terri Sewell, respectively.
For the District 6 Republican Party ballot, Coosa County voters have a choice between Case Dixon or Gary Palmer for the congressional seat.
District 1 had four Republican candidates qualify, District 2 had six, and District 7 had two.
Those include Lucas Burger, Jerry Carl, John Mills, and Austin Sidwell for District 1; Hampton Harris, Christian Horn, Rhett Marques, David Matthews, Joshua McKee, and James Richardson for District 2; and Ammie Akin and David W. Perry for District 7.
There will be no runoff from the special primary election. Whichever candidate receives the most votes in each race will go on to appear on the general election ballot.
Once the August 11 special primary election is certified, the majority of voters, including those in Coosa County, will not return to the polls again until the general election, which will be held November 3.
For more information about upcoming elections, voter registration information, sample ballots, district maps, and other election information, visit the secretary of state’s website at www.AlabamaVotes.gov.
For information regarding absentee voting, visit the secretary of state’s website or contact the Judge of Probate’s Office at 256-377-4919.
