Knoxville’s city government is in a period of relative calm before next year’s election. Mayor Madeline Rogero is finishing her second term in office, which ends in December 2019. Potential successors are lining up to run, and thanks to term limits four new Council members will be elected next year as well.
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Knox 2018: Federal, state elections loom
Tennesseans get to elect only three offices statewide — governor and the state’s two U.S. Senate slots. This year, two of the three are up for grabs with no incumbent in the mix.