Tuesday's runoff election includes sheriff's races in northeast Georgia

Voters will go to the polls between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in several counties where the second round will take place.

The sheriff races are taking place in Elbert, Franklin and Morgan counties, where the incumbent sheriffs in each county have decided not to run for reelection. It was an unusual year with seven Athens-area counties where sitting sheriffs decided not to run for office.

In Franklin County, the Republican primary runoff election pits Scott Andrews, a retired Georgia State Patrol trooper, against Brian Stovall, who is currently a deputy in the office. Sheriff Steve Thomas has decided not to run again.

Sheriff Races: Northeast Georgia voters return incumbents and elect new sheriffs in Tuesday's primaries

In the May primary, Andrews narrowly missed the nomination with 49.49% of the vote, according to the Georgia Secretary of State. In the three-candidate race, Stovall came in second with 30.5 percent of the vote.