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Running for office: Here's the list of candidates in the Aug. 29 Knoxville primary

The Knoxville primary is Aug. 29. The general election is Nov. 7.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon will share the ballot this August with four other people seeking her job, election records indicate.

May was the deadline for Knoxvillians to submit qualifying petitions to take part this year in city elections. On Monday, July 10, the Knox County Election Commission met to approve the ballot.

You can find the sample ballot for the Aug. 29 primary election at this link.

 Besides the mayor's job, three at-large council seats and the District 5 seat, which includes Fountain City, are up for election.

The primary is Tuesday, Aug. 29; the regular, or general, election is Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Running in the mayor's race:

  • Kincannon, seeking election to a second, four-year term.
  • Constance Every
  • R.C. Lawhorn
  • Jeff Talman

Running for At-Large Seat A:

  • Incumbent Lynne Fugate, seeking election to a second, four-year term.
  • Cameron Brooks
  • Darin Worsham

Running for At-Large Seat B, an open seat:

  • Debbie Helsey
  • R. Bentley Marlow

Running for At-Large Seat C:

  • Incumbent Amelia Parker, seeking election to a second, four-year term.
  • Matthew Best
  • Tim Hill

Running for District  5 seat:

  • Incumbent Charles Thomas, seeking election to a second, four-year term.

Running for City Judge:

  • Incumbent John Rosson, seeking another four-year term.
  • Andrew Beamer
  • Tyler Caviness
  • Mary L. Ward

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