Today was the first day for prospective candidates to obtain from the Knox County Election Commission a qualifying petition to run a number of petitions on the Republican or Democrat Primaries on May 3, 2022.

More than twenty petitions were given out, one petition has already been returned, Justin Biggs, Knox County Commissioner at Large Seat 11 returned his petition to be the Republican candidate for Knox County Trustee. If anyone is thinking about Biggs current job a Delinquent Tax Administrator and how can he get the signatures in one day, I will save you the Open Records Request. He took the day off.

Here are the petitions handed out today in Knox County. 

Justin Biggs – Knox County Trustee – Republican – Returned – He Will be on the ballot. 

John F. Weaver – Chancellor I – Republican 

Richard Armstrong – Chancellor II – Republican 

Christopher Heagerty – Chancellor III – Republican 

Steven W. Sword – Criminal Court Division I – Republican 

Kyle Hixson – Criminal Court Division II – Republican 

Charme P. Allen – District Attorney General – Republican 

Eric M. Lutton – Public Defender – Republican 

Glenn Jacobs – County Mayor – Republican 

Tyler Givens – County Mayor – Democrat

Gina Oster – County Commission District 3 – Republican

Chuck Severance – County Commission District 7  – Republican 

Larsen Jay – County Commission at Large Seat 10 – Republican 

Devin Driscoll – County Commission at Large Seat 11 –  Republican

Vivian Underwood Shipe – County Commission at Large Seat 11 – Democrat

Donald Bridges – County Commission at Large Seat 11 –  Independent

Chuck Cerny – General Sessions Judge Division I – Republican

Judson “Judd” Davis – General Sessions Judge Division II – Republican

Timothy E. Irwin – Juvenile Court Judge – Republican 

Jimmy “J.J.” Jones – Sheriff – Republican

Tom Spangler – Sheriff – Republican

Will Edwards – Board of Education District 4 – Republican 

Phil King – Board of Education District 9 – Republican