MOULTRIE, Ga. — In less than a month Colquitt County voters will begin casting ballots in a runoff election that for some will be the fourth trip to the polls so far in 2018.

Early voting begins on July 2 in a primary election with one local race — Colquitt County Commission District 1 — and three statewide primary runoff contests. Election Day will be July 24.

A special, nonpartisan election to select a candidate to complete the unfinished term of the late Commissioner Luke Strong Jr. was held on March 20, followed by a runoff election in early April won by Barbara Jelks. She will finish the remainder of Strong’s four-year term that ends on Jan. 31.

Jelks also finished first in the May 22 Democratic primary for the District 1 seat, but did not receive a majority of votes, so she will be in the July runoff with Darius Dawson.

The winner of that contest will face Republican candidate Stacey Williams in the November general election.

The statewide runoffs include the Republican governor’s primary between Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will finish his second term at the end of the year and cannot seek a third term.

Two other Republican runoff elections — for lieutenant governor between state Sen. David Shafer and former state Rep. Geoff Duncan, and for secretary of state between state Rep. Brad Raffensperger and Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle — and a Democratic runoff for state school superintendent between Otha Thornton and Sid Chapman round out the statewide candidates on the ballot.

One thing voters who participated in May should note is that one who voted in the Democratic primary can only vote in the Democratic runoff contests. One who voted Republican must select a Republican ballot for the runoff.

Poll workers will have the information on hand when voters show up next month, said Colquitt County Probate Court Judge Wes Lewis, whose office oversees elections.

“If you didn’t vote or you voted nonpartisan, you can vote in the (party primary) of your choice,” he said. “We did have 20 or 30 who selected a nonpartisan ballot” on May 22.

Early voting will last three weeks Monday through Friday beginning July 2, with the exception of the July 4 holiday, said Paula McCullough, Colquitt County voter registrar. There will be no Saturday voting day as took place in the primary election.

Lewis said he hopes that enthusiasm will pick up for the District 1 commission race.

“It’s been low every time,” he said.