At the halfway mark (seven days of fourteen) of early voting for the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election, a total of 2,002 early votes have been cast, with an additional 472 votes cast by absentee ballot.
***There are, as of Thursday, August 14, 2025 a total of 82,833 registered voters that are eligible to vote in this City of Knoxville election.
EARLY VOTES CAST AT THE MIDWAY POINT COMPARED TO OTHER CITY PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- August 2025 – 2,002    (total votes cast – TBD)
- August 2023 – 2,831   (total votes cast – 16,648 – Mayor was on this ballot)
- August 2021 – 2,419   (total votes cast – 10,043)
- August 2019 – 3,428   (total votes cast – 19,304 – Mayor was on this ballot)
- August 2017 – 1,443    (total votes cast – 7,141)
EARLY VOTES CAST THUS FAR BY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT (Totals include absentee ballots)
- District 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 379 Â Â Â Â Â (out of 12,009 registered voters in District 1)
- District 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 561 Â Â Â Â Â (out of 20,050 registered voters in District 2)
- District 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 488 Â Â Â Â Â (out of 17,576 registered voters in District 3)
- District 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 625 Â Â Â Â Â (out of 19,598 registered voters in District 4)
- District 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 421 Â Â Â Â Â (out of 13,600 registered voters in District 6)
ABSENTEE BALLOT DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Saturday, August 16. Anyone wishing to vote absentee can call the Election Commission at 865-215-2480 or can download an absentee request at www.knoxvotes.org.
RISE AND SHINE ON SATURDAY WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSION
If 10 AM is too late for you, early voting at the City County Building in downtown Knoxville opens at 8 AM on Saturday, August 16 – early birds can take advantage of early hours!
PRE-PRIMARY CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
All candidates on the ballot have a Pre-Primary Campaign Financial Disclosure due on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. It will cover the period from July 1 to August 16, 2025.
These reports will be posted upon receipt by the Election Commission here
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