Knoxville, TN (WOKI) – Election Day for the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election is Tuesday, August 26, 2025. To prepare for voting, the Knox County Election Commission is sharing the following news and tips:
- VOTING TIME – On Tuesday, August 26, polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- SCHOOL IS IN SESSION – Please be aware that Knox County schools will be open for a full day of classes on Election Day. Voters whose assigned polling location is at a school may want to consider going to the polls after school lets out, and be cautious that during school hours, parking may be challenging.
- BALLOT – Only one race will be on a voter’s ballot. There will be no question on this ballot.
- NO 5TH DISTRICT – Voters in the 5th City Council District will not be eligible to vote in this election.
- ABSENTEE BY MAIL VOTERS – Absentee ballots must be received by mail by the Election Commission (not hand delivered or dropped off at a polling place) by Election Day. If a voter is unable to mail their ballot and have it reach the Election Commission by Election Day, then on Election Day, they may drop off their ballot at the front counter and have postage hand-stamped by 4 pm at either:
- The downtown Knoxville Post Office – 501 W. Main Street, or
- The Weisgarber Post Office – 1237 E. Weisgarber Road
- PROPERTY QUALIFIED VOTERS – These voters do not vote at a polling place. They vote an absentee by mail ballot.
- WHERE DO I VOTE? – Election Day voters must vote at their assigned precinct. To determine your correct place to vote, visit www.knoxvotes.org.
- A list of polling places open for this election is below:
- Precinct 6 Green Magnet Academy 801 Lula Powell Drive
- Precinct 9 Eternal Life Harvest Center 1801 Western Avenue
- Precincts 10A/10S/10W Howard H. Baker Jr. Center 1640 Cumberland Avenue
- Precinct 10N Fort Sanders School 501 S. 21st Street
- Precinct 11 Central United Methodist 201 Third Avenue
- Precinct 12 Phyllis Wheatley YWCA 124 S. Cruze Street
- Precinct 13 Fair Garden School 400 Fern Street
- Precinct 14 Austin-East High School 2800 MLK Jr. Avenue
- Precinct 15E/15W John T. O’Connor Sr. Ctr. 611 Winona Street
- Precinct 16E/16W/16X Larry Cox Senior Rec. Ctr. 3109 Ocoee Trail
- Precinct 19 Thrive Lonsdale 1317 Connecticut Avenue
- Precinct 20 Comm. Workers of America 1415 Elm Street
- Precinct 23 Westview School 1714 Mingle Avenue
- Precinct 24Q Sequoyah Elem. School 942 Southgate Road
- Precinct 25 South Knox Comm. Ctr. 522 Maryville Pike
- Precinct 26 Dogwood Elem. School 705 Tipton Avenue
- Precinct 27 South Knox Optimist Club 6135 Moore Road
- Precinct 29 Anderson Headstart 4808 Prospect Road
- Precinct 30 Sarah Moore Greene School 3001 Brooks Avenue
- Precinct 31 Chilhowee Inter.School 5005 Asheville Highway
- Precinct 32 Spring Hill Elem. School 4711 Mildred Drive
- Precinct 33N/33S/33X Richard Yoakley School 4415 Washington Pike
- Precinct 34 Central High School 5321 Jacksboro Pike
- Precinct 35 Shannondale Elem. School 5316 Shannondale Road
- Precinct 36 Gresham Middle School 500 Gresham Road
- Precinct 40 Norwood Elem. School 1909 Merchant Drive
- Precinct 42 Pleasant Ridge Elem. School 3013 Walnoaks Road
- Precinct 43 West Haven Elem. School 3620 Sisk Road
- Precinct 44 Ridgedale School 4600 Ridgedale Road
- Precinct 45 Bearden Middle School 1000 Francis Road
- Precinct 46 Knox. 1st Church of Nazarene 538 Vanosdale Road
- Precinct 47N/47S Bearden High School 8352 Kingston Pike
- Precinct 48 Pond Gap School 4530 Papermill Drive
- Precinct 49N/49S Bearden Elem. School 5717 Kingston Pike
- Precinct 50N/50S West High School 3326 Sutherland Avenue
- Precinct 51 Deane Hill Recreation Ctr. 7414 Deane Hill Drive
For more information, visit www.knoxvotes.org or call 865-215-2480.
