Gwinnett County voters will return to the polls Aug. 21 for the runoff election.

Several races will be decided in the runoff including the race for Gwinnett County Commissioner District 3 in which incumbent Mike Beaudreau will face former planning commissioner Tommy Hunter.

Two judicial races will also be decided in the runoff. In the race to succeed Dawson Jackson for Superior Court judge, Kathy Schrader was the top vote getter with 43 percent of the vote. She will face second place finisher Tracey Mason Blasi in a runoff. The race for State Court judge to succeed Robert Mock is also headed to a runoff. The top two vote finishers were Emily Brantley (27.95 percent) and Pam Britt (26.87 percent).

Absentee ballots for the Aug. 21 runoff are now available from the Gwinnett County Elections Office. To obtain an absentee ballot application, call 678-226-7210 or click here to download an application from the Gwinnett County Elections website.

Completed applications may then be mailed to the Gwinnett County Voter Registration and Elections Division, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Ga. 30046; faxed to 678-226-7275; scanned and emailed to absentee@gwinnettcounty.com or delivered in person to the Elections Office at 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200 in Lawrenceville.

For more information, visit the Gwinnett County Elections website.