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By Chase Davis

Monday started the week of early voting for the Democratic primary runoff election. Only Democrat voters who voted in the primary and anyone who did not vote at all may vote in the runoff. If you voted Republican in the primary, you are not eligible to vote in the Democratic runoff.

The races that are on the ballot include the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, commissioner of insurance, and commissioner of labor.  The candidates are listed below:

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (D)

• Charlie Bailey
• Kwanza Hall

SECRETARY OF STATE (D)

• Dee Dawkins-Haigler
• Bee Nguyen

COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE (D)

• Raphael Baker
• Janice Laws Robinson

COMMISSIONER OF LABOR (D)

• William “Will” Boddie, Jr.
• Nicole Horn

Early voting will continue through this Friday, June 17, at 5 p.m. For those voting by mail, the mailed ballots must be returned to the Troup County Government Center by the end of Election Day on June 21 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Any questions or concerns should be forwarded to the Troup County Elections & Registration Office at (706) 883-1745.