As of July 14, there are over 268,000 active registered voters in Knox County
~ from the Knox County Election Commission
Early voting begins Friday, July 17 at 9 a.m. at the Karns Senior Center and 10 a.m. at an additional ten locations across Knox County. Voters will have a choice to vote one (1) of the following three (3) ballots:
- A Republican State and Federal Primary, along with the Knox County General Ballot, or
- A Democratic State and Federal Primary, along with the Knox County General Ballot, or
- A Knox County General Ballot without a Primary selection.
Additionally, all voters will vote in the State General Election, featuring retention elections for seven (7) Judicial positions.
Finally, voters who reside in the town of Farragut will get to vote in the Town of Farragut Municipal Election, which features three (3) contests.
In total, depending on where a voter resides in Knox County, they will have between 24 and 27 races on their ballot. As a point of comparison, the May Knox County Primary Election provided voters with between 11 and 13 races on their ballot.
EARLY VOTING DAYS AND HOURS OF OPERATION
Early voting will be conducted daily from Friday, July 17, through Saturday, August 1, excluding Sundays. The standard hours are as follows:
10 am to 6 pm – Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
- 10 am to 7 pm – Fridays
- 10 am to 1 pm – First two Saturdays
- 10 am to 3 pm – Last day – Saturday, August 1
- Closed Sundays
- Special hours at City County Building, Karns Senior Center, and Meridian Baptist Church (see next page)
SPECIAL HOURS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
DOWNTOWN – City-County Building, Small Assembly Room
400 Main Street
SPECIAL HOURS:
- 8 am – 4 pm on Saturday, July 18.
NORTHWEST KNOX COUNTY – Karns Senior Center
8042 Oak Ridge Highway
SPECIAL HOURS:
- 9 am – 5 pm weekdays.
- CLOSED on Saturday, July 18 and Saturday, July 25.
SOUTH KNOXVILLE – Meridian Baptist Church
6513 Chapman Highway
SPECIAL HOURS:
- 10 am – 4 pm on Friday, July 17.
- 10 am – 5 pm on Wednesdays.
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS – ONE NEW LOCATION
There are eleven (11) locations across Knox County, with one new location. The east Knoxville location has moved a few doors down from its prior spot in the same building on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
- NEW – EAST KNOXVILLE – Emerald Youth East Area Ministry at Five Points, 2336 MLK Jr. Avenue
- EAST KNOX COUNTY – Carter Senior Center, 9040 Asheville Highway
- DOWNTOWN – City-County Building, Small Assembly Room, 400 Main Street
- WEST KNOXVILLE – Downtown West, 1645 Downtown West Boulevard, Unit 40
- HALLS – Faithway Baptist Church (across from Halls Senior Center), 4402 Crippen Road
- FARRAGUT – Farragut Community Center, 239 Jamestowne Boulevard, Farragut
- NORTHEAST KNOX COUNTY – Gibbs Ruritan Club, 7827 Tazewell Pike, Corryton
- NORTHWEST KNOX COUNTY – Karns Senior Center, 8042 Oak Ridge Highway
- SOUTH KNOXVILLE – Meridian Baptist Church, 6513 Chapman Highway
- NORTHEAST KNOXVILLE – New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane
- NORTHWEST KNOXVILLE – Old Firestone Building (In front of Expo Center), 5523 Clinton Highway
ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS
The last day that voters can request an application for an absentee ballot is Monday, July 27, 2026; however, the Election Commission strongly recommends that individuals that wish to vote absentee make their request as soon as possible, to allow as much time as possible for the ballot to reach the voter and for the voter to return the ballot.
More information on the August 6, 2026, Knox County Elections can be found at www.knoxvotes.org, including:
- sample ballots
- early voting locations
- early voting days and hours of operation
- a list of all candidates on the ballot, with contact information
- campaign finance information and petitions for all candidates
- an application for an absentee ballot
- maps and other information on Election Day polling place changes and relocations
- daily early voting totals of ballots cast by early voting location (starting on the 2nd day of early voting)
