Incumbent Gina Oster is facing a challenge from conservative culture warrior Sheri Super in the GOP primary.
Knox County Primary 2026: The Compass Guide
Links to all of our election coverage — now outside the paywall.
Primary 2026: Commission At-Large Seat 10
Three candidates who have never held an elective office — Ronnie Rochelle, Justin Cofer and Kimberly Glenn — are running in the Republican primary.
Primary 2026: Trustee
At the end of a tumultuous term, incumbent Justin Biggs faces challenges from Register of Deeds Nick McBride and former Trustee’s Office employee Barry Hawkins.
Primary 2026: County Clerk
Familiar names have populated the GOP primary ballot in the race for the county’s most diversified fee office.
Primary 2026: Commission At-Large Seat 11
Garrett Holt and Liz Tombras are facing off in the GOP primary in an echo of their County Commission District 4 contest two years ago.
Primary 2026: School Board District 9
Kristi Kristy is running for a third term against political newcomer Bill Sofield to represent South Knox County on the Board of Education.
Primary 2026: Sheriff
Four law-enforcement veterans are squaring off in the race for Knox County Sheriff, which will be decided in the Republican primary.
Primary 2026: School Board District 1
In the county’s only contested Democratic primary, a first-term incumbent faces a pair of challengers for a seat representing the school system’s most diverse district.
Commerce Quiz
At a forum in the Old City, entrepreneurs question county-mayor candidates on a host of business and economic-development topics.
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