With 9th District candidate Brandy Jenkins’ victory, the board’s Democrats will have a 5-4 majority.
Election 2026: School Board District 1
Democrat Breyauna Holloway and Republican Charles Frazier are vying to represent Knox County’s most deeply blue area.
Breaking Down the Primary
We analyze Betsy Henderson’s win in the GOP race for mayor and look at three contests that saw incumbents lose.
School Board Shuffle
A pair of incumbents lost to their primary opponents, signaling a possible shift in the political dynamics of the board in the general election.
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.
Election 2022: School Board District 1
A well-known Democrat faces off against two independent candidates to represent the county’s only majority-minority district.