March 5, 2024 Presidential Preference/Knox County Primary: Statistics and Important Information at the Halfway Point of Early Voting

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March 5, 2024 Presidential Preference/Knox County Primary: Statistics and Important Information at the Halfway Point of Early Voting

~ from the Knox County Election Commission

Knoxville – At the halfway mark (six days of twelve) of early voting for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Preference/Knox County Primary Election, a total of 8,288 early votes have been cast, with an additional 724 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes.

REGISTERED VOTERS in KNOX COUNTY (as of Wednesday, February 21, 2024) – 299,140.

NEW VOTERS: A total of 189 first-time voters through the first six days (halfway point) of early voting.

EARLY VOTES CAST AT THE MIDWAY POINT COMPARED TO OTHER PPP/COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS

March 2024 – 8,288 (total votes cast – TBD)
March 2020 – 9,989 (total votes cast – 83,148)
March 2016 – 6,857 (total votes cast – 92,219)
March 2012 – 4,921 (total votes cast – 49,747)

EARLY VOTES CAST BY AGE (Does not include absentee ballots)

Age 18 to 24 110 (1.3%)
Age 25 to 34 208 (2.5%)
Age 35 to 54 1,144 (13.8%)
Age 55 + 6,826 (82.4%)

EARLY VOTING – PRIMARY CHOICE BY AGE (Does not include absentee ballots)

Age 18 to 24 Republican 78, Democratic 32
Age 25 to 34 Republican 155, Democratic 53
Age 35 to 54 Republican 948, Democratic 196
Age 55 + Republican 5502, Democratic 1324

EARLY VOTES CAST BY COUNTY COMMISSION/SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT

District 1 (County Commission on ballot) 357
District 2 (County Commission & School Board on ballot) 649
District 3 (School Board on ballot) 691
District 4 (County Commission on ballot) 988
District 5 (County Commission & School Board on ballot) 1,600
District 6 (County Commission on ballot) 1,027
District 7 (No district races on ballot) 983
District 8 (County Commission & School Board on ballot) 1,410
District 9 (County Commission on ballot) 583

ABSENTEE BALLOT DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, February 27. Anyone wishing to vote absentee can call the Election Commission at 865-215-2480 or can download an absentee request at www.knoxvotes.org.

RISE AND SHINE ON SATURDAY WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSION

If 10 AM is too late for you, early voting at the City County Building in downtown Knoxville opens at 8 AM on Saturday, February 24 – early birds can take advantage of early hours!

PRE-GENERAL CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

All candidates on the ballot have a Pre-Primary Campaign Financial Disclosure due on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. It will cover the period from January 16 to February 24, 2024.

These reports will be posted upon receipt by the Election Commission at: https://knoxcounty.org/election/candidate_info/index.php

POLLS OPEN UNTIL 7 PM ON THE LAST TWO DAYS OF EARLY VOTING

All eleven early voting locations will be open until 7 PM on the last two days of early voting – Monday and Tuesday, February 26 & 27.

For more information, visit www.knoxvotes.org