The runoff election was needed as no one breached the 40 percent threshold in either race, meaning the top two competitors in each race will face each other in a second primary will be held on June 22 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In the U.S. Senate race, Elaine Marshall finished first with 36.36 percent of the Democratic vote with Cal Cunningham finishing second with 27.31 percent.
In the Republican House race, Tim D'Annunzio led with 36.84 percent of the vote, followed by Harold Johnson, who took 33.06 percent of the vote.
One-Stop Voting begins toady and ends June 19. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 19. One Stop Voting will be held in the Board of Elections Office, 231 East Cronly Street Suite 305, Laurinburg.
Only registered Democrats, Republicans and Unaffiliated voters that were eligible to vote in the May 4, 2010 Primary will be allow to vote in this Primary.
Absentee ballots are allowed. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made in writing. First day to request an absentee ballot for the Primary is Thursday and the last day to request an absentee ballot is June 14. Absentee ballot request must be received in the Scotland County Board of Elections office by 5 p.m. on June 21.
"If you are a registered unaffiliated voter and you voted in the first primary, you are eligible to vote in the second primary," Parker said.
Unaffiliated voters who voted in the Democratic or Republican primary may not change which party ballot they use, however.
"You don't have an option, you will have to vote that same ballot style in the second primary," she said. "If you are unaffiliated and did not vote in the first primary... you will have your choice of which primary to vote in.
There will also be no same day registration during early voting.
"During our one stop early voting, we had the same day voter registration," Parker said. "During a second primary, you can not register and vote on the same day. Our registration books are closed."
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