Early voting for runoff starts Saturday in Cobb

Nov. 25—Early voting for the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff election kicks off Saturday in Cobb County.

Georgia voters will choose between incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican opponent Herschel Walker.

In the Nov. 8 election, Warnock finished ahead of Walker but did not win more than 50%, sending the race to a runoff.

In the first round of voting, Warnock garnered 49.44% to Walker's 48.49%, with Libertarian Chase Oliver picking up 2.07%.

Cobb is one of at least two dozen counties offering early voting Saturday, according to the secretary of state's office.

Cobb is offering early voting from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at five locations:

—Main Elections Office, 995 Roswell St., Marietta

—East Cobb Government Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta

—Ward Recreation Center, 4845 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs

—South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road, Mableton

—North Cobb Senior Center, 3900 S. Main St., Acworth

On Sunday, Cobb is offering early voting from noon to 5 p.m. at those same five locations, plus the Smyrna Community Center at 200 Village Green Circle.

Early voting continues next week, Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at a dozen locations. Friday is the last day of early voting.

In addition to the six aforementioned sites, early voting is also available next week at the following locations:

—Collar Park Community Center, 2625 Joe Jerkins Blvd, Austell

—South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Riverside Parkway, Austell

—Tim D. Lee Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta

—West Cobb Regional Library, 1750 Dennis Kemp Lane, Kennesaw

—Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw

—Ron Anderson Recreation Center, 3820 Macedonia Road, Powder Springs

Monday, Nov. 28 is the last day to request an absentee ballot from Cobb Elections. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the elections office by the close of polls at 7 p.m. on Election Day.

For more information, visit cobbcounty.org/elections.