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Knox County, Tennessee

2026 election results. Jerri Green (D) has 48% of the vote for governor in Knox County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 26.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Knox County

U.S. Senate

Bill Hagerty
50.2%78,503
Marquita Bradshaw
48.4%75,557
Robert Jones
0.3%488
Tharon Chandler
0.2%382

6 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Bill Hagerty wins. Called.

Governor

Jerri Green
48.5%76,116
Marsha Blackburn
42.4%66,600
David Hatley
7.2%11,298
Lauren Pinkston
1.3%2,051

11 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Marsha Blackburn wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 2nd District

Tim Burchett
49.9%78,125
Michaela Barnett
49.1%76,885
Bruce Fine
0.7%1,067
Adam Heimerman
0.3%444
100% counted

Whole district: Tim Burchett wins. Called.

The leader in Knox County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 8:56 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TN SenateR +1.9R +19.8D +17.9
TN GovernorD +6.7R +19.8D +26.5
TN-02R +0.8R +19.8D +19.0

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Knox County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris39.4%Donald Trump59.0%R +19.5221,864
2020Joe Biden41.5%Donald Trump56.5%R +15.0220,360
2016Hillary Clinton34.8%Donald Trump58.5%R +23.7180,697
2012Barack Obama34.4%Mitt Romney63.6%R +29.2172,507
2008Barack Obama37.7%John McCain60.7%R +23.0186,086
2004John Kerry37.0%George W. Bush62.1%R +25.1178,175
2000Al Gore40.5%George W. Bush57.7%R +17.2150,586

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +2.3.

Other counties in Tennessee

Tennessee results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Tennessee certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Tennessee's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.