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Knox County School District elections
Primary date
March 5, 2024
General election date
August 1, 2024
Enrollment ('17-'18)
60,802 students

Four seats on the Knox County School District school board in Tennessee are up for general election on August 1, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 14, 2023.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for Knox County Schools school board, District 2

Incumbent Jennifer Owen, Anne Templeton, and Pat Polis are running in the general election for Knox County Schools school board, District 2 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jennifer Owen (Independent)
		Anne Templeton (D)
		Pat Polis (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 2

Anne Templeton advanced from the Democratic primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anne Templeton	98.4	1,870
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	30

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,900
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District 3

General election

General election for Knox County Schools school board, District 3

Patricia Fontenot-Ridley and Angie Goethert are running in the general election for Knox County Schools school board, District 3 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Patricia Fontenot-Ridley (D)
		Angie Goethert (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 3

Patricia Fontenot-Ridley advanced from the Democratic primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Fontenot-Ridley	99.2	1,169
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	9

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,178
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 3

Angie Goethert defeated Robert Daspit in the Republican primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angie Goethert	52.6	1,879
		Robert Daspit	46.7	1,667
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	27

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,573
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District 5

General election

General election for Knox County Schools school board, District 5

Terrye Whitaker and Lauren Morgan are running in the general election for Knox County Schools school board, District 5 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Terrye Whitaker (D)
		Lauren Morgan (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 5

Terrye Whitaker advanced from the Democratic primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terrye Whitaker	99.6	1,088
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,092
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 5

Lauren Morgan advanced from the Republican primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Morgan	98.6	5,491
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	78

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,569
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District 8

General election

General election for Knox County Schools school board, District 8

Travis Wright is running in the general election for Knox County Schools school board, District 8 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Travis Wright (R)

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 8

Travis Wright defeated Tommy Lakins in the Republican primary for Knox County Schools school board, District 8 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Travis Wright	59.2	4,203
		Tommy Lakins	40.5	2,873
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	23

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,099
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About the district

See also: Knox County School District, Tennessee

The Knox County School District is located in Knox County, Tennessee. The district served 60,802 students during the 2017-2018 school year.^[1]

See also

Knox County School District	Tennessee	School Boards
Knox County School District, Tennessee, elections (2022) List of school districts in Tennessee	Tennessee school board elections, 2024 Public education in Tennessee Local ballot measures, Tennessee	School board elections, 2024 School board elections, 2023

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