Angela Penn

VALDOSTA — Early voting continues this week for the runoff election between Eric Howard and Angela Penn for Valdosta City Council District 4.

As of Tuesday, 49 people had participated in early voting. Anyone living in District 4 interested in voting early is encouraged to vote this week at the elections office, 2808 N. Oak St.

The runoff election date is set for Dec. 5. Voting will be held at Precinct 2 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3501 Bemiss Road, and Precinct 3 at Northside Baptist Church, 200 E. Park Ave.

After the election Nov. 7, Howard failed to hit the needed 50 percent plus one vote to win the race for Valdosta District 4. The race to determine his opponent was too close to call on Election Day with Penn beating Kevin Bussey by a single vote.

The candidates had to wait for the provisional ballots — votes cast outside of designated precincts — to be counted Friday, Nov. 10, to determine who would be in the runoff with Howard.

Fifteen provisional ballots were counted and Penn solidified her spot as a runoff candidate by a single vote.

Thomas Lynn is a government and education reporter for The Valdosta Daily Times. He can be reached at (229)244-3400 ext. 1256