With early voting completed for the May 5, 2026 Knox County Primary Election, a total of 32,418 early votes have been cast, with an additional 1,794 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes.
There are a total of 263,707 registered voters in Knox County as of Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
NEW VOTERS: A total of 645 first-time voters cast a ballot during the early voting period.
TOTAL EARLY VOTES CAST COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- May 2026 – 32,418 (total votes cast – TBD)
- May 2022 – 20,451 (total votes cast – 38,138)
- May 2018 – 26,084 (total votes cast – 49,652)
- May 2014 – 13,636 (total votes cast – 27,969)
EARLY VOTING & ABSENTEE – PRIMARY CHOICE BY AGE
- Age 18 to 29
- Republican 872
- Democratic 316
- Age 30 to 44
- Republican 2,632
- Democratic 686
- Age 45 to 59
- Republican 5,644
- Democratic 839
- Age 60 +
- Republican 19,311
- Democratic 3,912
EARLY VOTING & ABSENTEE – PRIMARY CHOICE BY RESIDENCY
- City of Knoxville residents
- Republican 6,367
- Democratic 2,670
- Non-city residents
- Republican 22,092
- Democratic 3,083
EARLY VOTING & ABSENTEE – PRIMARY CHOICE BY COUNTY COMMISSION/SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT
- District 1 (School Board on ballot)
- Republican 561
- Democratic 675
- District 2 (No district races on ballot)
- Republican 2,027
- Democratic 753
- District 3 (County Commission on ballot)
- Republican 2,716
- Democratic 736
- District 4 (School Board on ballot)
- Republican 3,996
- Democratic 864
- District 5 (No district races on ballot)
- Republican 4,393
- Democratic 603
- District 6 (School Board on ballot)
- Republican 3,981
- Democratic 580
- District 7 (County Commission & School Board on ballot)
- Republican 4,285
- Democratic 447
- District 8 (No district races on ballot)
- Republican 4,253
- Democratic 548
- District 9 (School Board on ballot)
- Republican 2,247
- Democratic 547
