Early voting for Orange County’s next sheriff begins Thursday, but you have to travel to Hillsborough to make your pick.

Charles Blackwood and David Caldwell are competing in the second primary—or runoff—election to succeed 32-year sheriff Lindy Pendergrass. Neither candidate received 40 percent of the vote, so second-place finisher, Caldwell, requested the runoff.

Only one location will be open for the runoff election: the Orange County Board of Elections headquarters in Hillsborough. Director Tracy Reams says that’s the way it’s always done for early voting, since turnout for a runoff is historically low.

All 44 precincts will be open on Election Day, July 15; the polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.

Early voting begins Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.; the polls are closed Friday for the July 4 holiday; next Monday through Friday, the polls are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Saturday, July 12, the polls are open from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

For more information on the runoff election for Orange County Sheriff, click here.

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