2017 CITY PRIMARY ELECTION SCHEDULE
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| July 31, 2017 |
Final day to register to vote before election |
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| August 9, 2017 |
First day of Early Voting period |
| August 22, 2017 |
Final day to request an absentee ballot |
| August 24, 2017 |
Final day of Early Voting period |
| August 29, 2017 |
Election Day |
2017 CITY GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULE
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| August 9, 2017 |
First day to request an absentee ballot |
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| October 9, 2017 |
Final day to register to vote before election |
| October 18, 2017 |
First day of Early Voting period |
| October 31, 2017 |
Final day to request an absentee ballot |
| November 2, 2017 |
Final day of Early Voting period |
| November 7, 2017 |
Election Day |
GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE is a nonpartisan initiative to encourage community engagement and increase voter turnout in this year’s elections.
It is being managed by the City’s Communications Department and Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Knox County Election Commission and community leaders and sponsors.
Voters will be electing a majority of the next City Council, and Mayor Madeline Rogero and members of the current City Council want robust participation in the election process.
GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE will include a series of six get-out-the-vote public meetings, one in each of the six City Council districts.
At these community meetings, Mayor Rogero, current Council members and neighborhood leaders will talk about the importance of getting to know the candidates and the issues, and then voting in the Aug. 29 primary and Nov. 7 general election.
The City and local businesses will provide pizza and snacks at these public meetings, as well as family-friendly games and activities. The Election Commission will provide voter information, register new voters and demonstrate how to cast a ballot using its voting machines. Candidates will be introduced, and voters will have opportunities to talk one-on-one with them.
QUESTIONS ABOUT GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE?
RSVPs are requested from City Council candidates, so that City staff can arrange tables where candidates in the district hosting the meeting can meet with voters. Residents do not need to RSVP — just c’mon down, enjoy the evening with your neighbors, grab a snack and meet the candidates!
If you have any questions about Go Vote! Knoxville, please contact Senior Director of Communications and Government Relations Eric Vreeland (
[email protected]) at 865-215-3480.
CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS
City voters will elect five new members to the nine-member Knoxville City Council in 2017. Candidates will be running for open seats in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th Districts.
Because all five current Council members representing those districts are term-limited and cannot run for re-election, that means that a majority of the next City Council will be new first-time Council members.
OPEN COUNCIL SEATS
(with current office holders listed)
1st District -
Nick Pavlis
2nd District -
Duane Grieve
3rd District -
Brenda Palmer
4th District -
Nick Della Volpe
6th District -
Daniel T. Brown
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
These candidates seeking to run in the Aug. 29 primary have filed their nominating petitions with the Election Commission:
1ST DISTRICT
Meet City Council District 1 Candidates
Greg Knox
Website: www.Knox.Vote
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KnoxVote
Twitter: www.twitter.com/KnoxVote
Instagram: instagram.com/KnoxVote
Rebecca Parr
Website: www.VoteRebeccaParr.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/VoteRebeccaParr
Stephanie Welch
Website: www.Vote4Welch.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SWelch1st
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SWelch1st
Andrew Wilson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Wilson4KnoxDistrict1
Website: www.WilsonForKnoxville.com
GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE Public Meeting in 1st District
July 10, 2017 - 5:30-7 p.m.
South Knoxville Community Center
522 Maryville Pike
PRIMARY WINNERS: Stephanie Welch and Rebecca Parr
GENERAL ELECTION WINNER: Stephanie Welch
2ND DISTRICT
Meet City Council District 2 Candidates
Brandon Bruce
Website: www.BrandonBruce.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrandonBruceKnoxville
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Brandon_Bruce
Wayne Christensen
Website: www.ChristensenForCityCouncil.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/VoteChristensen
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WayneFor2nd
Andrew Roberto
Website: www.AndrewJRoberto.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElectRoberto
David Williams
Facebook: www.facebook.com/David-Williams-for-Knoxville-City-Council-1127891340573653
GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE Public Meeting in 2nd District
July 17, 2017 - 5:30-7 p.m.
Deane Hill Recreation Center
7400 Deane Hill Drive
PRIMARY WINNERS: Andrew Roberto and Wayne Christensen
GENERAL ELECTION WINNER: Andrew Roberto
3RD DISTRICT
Meet City Council District 3 Candidates
James Edward Corcoran
Website: www.CorcoranForCouncil.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JamesCorcoranForKnox
De'Ossie Deon Dingus, Sr.
Website: www.DeossieDingus.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DeossieDingusKnoxville
Jody Mullins
Website: www.JodyMullins4Knox.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JodyMullins4knox
Seema Singh-Perez
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Seema3rdDistrict
GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE Public Meeting in 3rd District
July 24, 2017 - 5:30-7 p.m.
Cumberland Estates Recreation Center
4529 Silverhill Drive
PRIMARY WINNERS: James Edward Corcoran and Seema-Singh Perez
GENERAL ELECTION WINNER: Seema Singh-Perez
4TH DISTRICT
Meet City Council District 4 Candidates
Dan Davis
Website: www.DanDavis4Knoxville.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DanDavis4Knoxville
Jack Knoxville
Website: www.JackKnoxville.com
Amelia (Amy) Parker
Website: www.AmeliaParkerForCityCouncil.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Amelia4D4
Lauren Rider
Facebook: www.facebook.com/VoteLaurenRider
Harry Tindell
Website: www.HarryTindellForKnoxville.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Harry.Tindell.35
GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE Public Meeting in 4th District
July 20, 2017 - 5:30-7 p.m.
Milton Roberts Recreation Center
5900 Asheville Highway
PRIMARY WINNERS: Lauren Rider and a tie between Amelia (Amy) Parker and Harry Tindell. As directed by state law, the current City Council members selected the second-place winner as Harry Tindell. Parker's name is not on the ballot, but she is running as a certified write-in candidate.)
GENERAL ELECTION WINNER: Lauren Rider
6TH DISTRICT
Meet City Council District 6 Candidates
Joyce Brown
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JoyceBrownCC
John A. Butler
Website: www.ButlerForDistrict6.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ButlerForDistrict6
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Butler4D6
Maurice L. Clark, Sr.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/District6Knoxviille
Michael Covington
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElectCovington
Charles Frazier
Facebook: www.facebook.com/charles.frazier.35
David Gillette
Website: www.6District4Gillette.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/6District4Gillette
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DGillette33
Zimbabwe U. Matavou
Gwen McKenzie
Website: www.VoteGwenMckenzie.com
Jennifer Montgomery
Website: www.VoteJMO.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Jennifer-Montgomery-for-City-Council-District-No-6-800508380117550
Damon Rawls
Website: www.ElectDamon.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElectDamonRawls
Kennie Riffey
Shawnee Rios
Website: www.VoteForShawnee.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/VoteShawnee
Brandy Slaybaugh
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrandySlaybaugh
GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE Public Meeting in 6th District
July 25, 2017 - 5:30-7 p.m.
John T. O'Connor Senior Center
611 Winona Street
PRIMARY WINNERS: Gwen McKenzie and Jennifer Montgomery
GENERAL ELECTION WINNER: Gwen McKenzie
OTHER CITY COUNCIL SEATS
Candidates for the 5th District and the three at-large Council seats run in a different election cycle - with the Mayor and City Judge - so those elections do not come up for another two years. Mayor Madeline Rogero, 5th District Council member Mark Campen, At-Large Council members George Wallace, Marshall Stair and Finbarr Saunders, and City Judge John R. Rosson Jr. were elected to four-year terms in 2015.
To be eligible to run for a specific district seat, a candidate must reside in that district. The at-large Council members can reside anywhere in the city.
Candidates running for a district seat square off in a primary election in which residents of the district are eligible to vote. The top two vote-getters run citywide in the November general election.
All City races are non-partisan.
See a
map of the City Council districts. Learn more about
City Council in general, or get to know better your elected officials, including
Mayor Rogero.
Final GO VOTE! KNOXVILLE Public Meeting in 5th District
September 7, 2017 - 5:30-7 p.m.
Christenberry Community Center
931 Oglewood Avenue