Tue
Aug 26 2025
02:16 pm
By: bizgrrl
CITY OF KNOXVILLE PRIMARY ELECTION
Election Day: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
City of Knoxville elections are held in odd-numbered years.
All terms of office are 4 years. After 2025, our next City election will be 2027.
Offices on the 2025 ballot:
City Council District 1
City Council District 2
City Council District 3
City Council District 4
City Council District 6
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TN Politics
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Knox TN Today
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- Vol scrimmage 2 report: Defense gaining ground (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
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News Sentinel
State News
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Local Media
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Election results (results may
Approx. 82,936 registered voters in these 5 districts.
Approx. 12% (9,778) registered voters voted in this primary election.
Election results (results may not be final):
South Knoxville, District 1,
* Karyn Adams 914 56.66%
*Becky Jones 331 20.52%
Lindsey Jaremko 309 19.16%
Charles Van Morgan 59 3.66%
West Knoxville, District 2,
* Nathan Honeycutt 1,551 79.38%
*Melody Watts 403 20.62%
North West Knoxville, District 3,
* Doug Lloyd 756 41.93%
* Frank Ramey 571 31.67%
Ivan Harmon 292 16.20%
Nicholas Ciparro 184 10.21%
North East Knoxville, District 4,
* Matthew DeBardelaben 1,589 55.77%
*Jeff Talman 1,067 37.45%
Jane George 193 6.77
East Knoxville, District 6,
* Denzel Grant 566 36.31%
* Stan Johnson 488 31.30%
Lawrence Man Williams Jr 281 18.02%
Charles Frazier 130 8.34%
George Cat Dad Raudenbush 94 6.03%