The local runoff between BOE candidates Jim McBreyer and Sandra Sanford is tomorrow, Nov. 30.
McBreyer had 42 percent of the vote in the five-way race during the general election, and Sanford had 24.83 percent of the vote. The BOE seats are at large positions and will be on all precinct ballots. Voting on the day of the runoff election will take place at local precincts.
During early voting for the runoff, 1,318 people cast their ballots, or about 2.75 percent of active registered voters. The highest percentage of turnout for the runoff was in the Honey Creek precinct, with 6.3 percent, and the lowest percentage turnout was in the Hightower precinct, with 0.98 percent.
McBrayer is the former Athletic Director of Salem High School and Sanford is a registered nurse and mother of five Heritage graduates and a Heritage alum herself.
For transcripts of candidate forums and more information on the Board of Education race, click here.
Also on the runoff ballot will be Georgia Supreme Court Judge candidates Tammy Lynn Adkins and incumbent David Nahmias and Georgia Appeals Court Judge candidates Antoinette "Toni" Davis and Chris McFadden.
For more information on the election runoff, call the Rockdale County Board of Elections and Voter Registration at 770-278-7333.