Incumbent Indya Kincannon won Knoxville Mayor and will enter her second and final term as Mayor following yesterday’s Primary Election receiving 55% of the vote.
In the city council races, the top two candidates move on to the general election on November 7.
In the mayoral and judge elections, candidates had the chance of being outright elected if they received more than 50% of the vote.
Knoxville’s incumbent municipal judge, John Rosson Jr. won 38% of the vote so he will face off against Tyler Caviness in November.
Six candidates will move on in the three at-large races for Knoxville’s city-wide council seats.
This year, almost 8,000 people voted early. That’s down from 2019 . Most voters were over the age of 55, with over 6,000 votes cast compared to younger people, who cast just over 2,400 votes.
Around 16,000 people voted on Election Day, a historic low.
Six candidates will move on to the general election in November in the three at-large races for Knoxville’s city-wide council seats following the Primary Election.
For Seat A, Cameron Brooks and incumbent Lynne Fugate will face each other with Fugate taking the majority of the vote.
For Seat B, majority vote winner Debbie Helsley and Bentley Marlow will continue to face each other.
And for Seat C, incumbent Amelia Parker and Tim Hill with Parker taking the majority of the vote.
An important to to remember is that October 10 is your final chance to register to vote so you can vote on Election Day November 7th.
