Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount. The sitting mayor is term-limited, so this is an op
Betsy Henderson · Republican▾
Betsy Henderson chairs the Knox County Board of Education, where she has served two one-year terms as chair, and previously worked in U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan's office, per local election reporting. She won the May Republican primary and is the certified Republican candidate for the open county mayor's seat on the August 6, 2026 ballot.
Priorities: Keeping taxes low · Roads and infrastructure · Strong schools
Campaign site →Beau Hawk · Democratic▾
Beau Hawk is the president of the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Central Labor Council, per local election reporting. He is the certified Democratic candidate for the open county mayor's seat on the August 6, 2026 ballot.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount. Brent Gibson is the only certified candidate; in Te
Brent Gibson · Republican▾
Brent Gibson is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Sheriff on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Nick McBride · Republican▾
Nick McBride is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Trustee on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Stephen Hood · Democratic▾
Stephen Hood is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Trustee on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Sheri Super · Republican▾
Sheri Super is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Commission District 3 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Brandon Huckaby · Democratic▾
Brandon Huckaby is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Commission District 3 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Barry Beeler · Republican▾
Barry Beeler is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Commission District 7 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
William Cooper · Democratic▾
William Cooper is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Commission District 7 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount. The sitting at-large member is not on the certified
Justin D. Cofer · Republican▾
Justin D. Cofer is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large, Seat 10 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Katina Sharp · Democratic▾
Katina Sharp is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large, Seat 10 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Ronin Cunningham · Independent▾
Ronin Cunningham is the certified Independent candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large, Seat 10 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount. The sitting at-large member is not on the certified
Garrett Holt · Republican▾
Garrett Holt is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large, Seat 11 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Vivian Underwood Shipe · Democratic▾
Vivian Underwood Shipe is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large, Seat 11 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
David Velarde · Independent▾
David Velarde is the certified Independent candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large, Seat 11 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Andrea Kline · Republican▾
Andrea Kline is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County General Sessions Judge Division IV (Unexpired Term) on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Ben H. Houston II · Democratic▾
Ben H. Houston II is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County General Sessions Judge Division IV (Unexpired Term) on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Charles Frazier · Republican▾
Charles Frazier is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 1 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Breyauna Holloway · Democratic▾
Breyauna Holloway is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 1 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Ashley Sartelle · Republican▾
Ashley Sartelle is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 4 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Katherine Bike · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Katherine Bike holds the District 4 seat on the Knox County Board of Education, to which she was elected in 2022, per the district's board roster and local election reporting. She is the certified Democratic candidate for reelection on the August 6, 2026 ballot.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Lee Ann Eaves · Republican▾
Lee Ann Eaves is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 6 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Cadence Collins · Democratic▾
Cadence Collins is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 6 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Steve Triplett · Republican▾
Steve Triplett is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 7 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Amy Fenner · Democratic▾
Amy Fenner is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 7 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Bill Sofield · Republican▾
Bill Sofield is the certified Republican candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 9 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Brandy Jenkins · Democratic▾
Brandy Jenkins is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 9 on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Ben H. Houston II▾
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Emily F. Abbott▾
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Mike L. Hammond▾
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Andrea A. Kline▾
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Charles D. Susano III▾
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