elections Archives

Riders Up!

Candidates have filed their petitions for this year’s city election, though one mayoral hopeful was disqualified.

The southern half of Norwood is often a political battleground but Republicans generally have the upper hand.

Ritta, where most vote Republican, has two voting locations, but one is set aside for a small segment of the population.

Half industrial and half residential, this West Knoxville precinct votes Democratic two-thirds of the time.

The state Senate takes its turn at a bill that some groups complain would suppress legal voter registration drives.

Older than Knoxville, Powell is a proud community that’s home to planes, Panthers and political Pachyderms.

City Council Movement hopes to build on its lone victory in the 2017 municipal races to develop more political clout.

Fort Sanders, Knoxville’s most densely populated neighborhood, is unique in many ways, from demographics to voting patterns.

Two-term City Council member Marshall Stair wants to stitch the city together if he’s elected mayor.

West View and West Lonsdale are working-class neighborhoods where voters easily switch between political parties.