JONESBORO — The runoff election to decide the next Clayton County sheriff is Tuesday, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The election went to a runoff after the March 21 special election to determine who will serve the remainder of former Sheriff Victor Hill’s term through December 2024.
Last month, Hill was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on civil rights violations.
In the five-candidate field, the top two candidates were Interim Sheriff Levon Allen and Clarence Cox. Allen received the most votes but did not get more than 50%, sending the election to a runoff between Allen and Cox.
Allen snagged 7,712 votes (46.96%) while Clarence Cox received 4,706 votes (28.6%).
Chris Storey was third with 2,600 votes, Dwayne Fabian was fourth with 862 votes, and Terry Evans fifth with 544 votes.
The Clayton County Board of Registration and Elections Office also announced that the polling location for Precinct JB05 at First Presbyterian Church, Jonesboro, has temporarily been changed because of plumbing issues at the church.
The polling location has been changed to the Registration and Elections Office at the Historic Jonesboro Courthouse, 121 S. McDonough St., Annex II, Second Floor, Jonesboro 30236.
Early voting continues through Friday, April 14 at five locations throughout the county from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Early voting locations are:
♦ Elections and Registration Office (121 S. McDonough St., Jonesboro 30236).
♦ Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center (3499 Rex Road, Rex 30273).
♦ South Clayton Recreation Center (1837 McDonough Road, Hampton 30228).
♦ Virginia Burton Gray Recreation Center (1475 E. Fayetteville Road, Riverdale 30274).
♦ Morrow City Hall (1500 Morrow Road, Morrow 30260).
The runoff election is April 18 with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voter turnout in the March 21 special election was 8.89% with 16,441…
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