KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Update 8/25
Officials released the statistics at the end of the early voting period for the 2023 City of Knoxville's Primary Election.
As of Aug. 25, 7,988 early votes were cast. There were also 820 votes cast by absentee ballots, which will continue to come in until election night on Aug. 29.
Officials said of the 64,585 currently registered voters in the city of Knoxville who voted in the 2020 Presidential Election, only 8,058 have voted in this election.
The majority of the votes, 6,372 of them, were cast by people 55 and older. People ages 35-54 accounted for 1,703 votes, and 733 votes were cast by people ages 18-34.
District 2 cast the most early votes by city council district.
- District 1: 1,036
- District 2: 2,470
- District 3: 1,088
- District 4: 2,057
- District 5: 945
- District 6: 1,212
In August 2019, 9,329 votes were cast by this point.
Original story
The halfway mark on the early voting period for the 2023 City of Knoxville's Primary Election has been reached and officials are sharing the statistics so far.
As of Aug.16, 2,831 early votes have been cast with an additional 590 votes cast by absentee ballots.
City officials said of the 64,585 registered voters in Knoxville that voted in the 2020 Presidental Election, only 3,072 have voted in this election.
The majority of these votes, 2,715 of them, come from those 55 and up. Voters in District 2 have cast the most votes with 1,019.
In August 2019, 3,428 early votes were cast by this point.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, Aug. 22. Anyone who wishes to vote absentee can call the Election Commission or can download an absentee request here.
On the last two days of early voting, which is Wednesday, Aug. 23 and Thursday, Aug. 24, polls are open until 7 p.m.