Knoxville City Charter Amendment Results by Council District

The amendment, which lets City Council candidates who win a majority in the primary skip the general-election runoff, passed by margin of 604 votes. Districts 2 and 3 in West and Northwest Knoxville supported it, while the other four districts opposed it, led by District 6 in East Knoxville.

Margin is the share voting for minus the share voting against. Precincts that cross council district lines were divided based on which council races their voters received in the 2023 and 2025 city elections, or assigned by the county’s district boundaries where that data was unavailable, so results for Districts 2 through 5 are estimates. These assignments change district margins by less than 2 points and do not change any district’s result.
Chart: Hancen Sale | hancensale.comSource: Knox County Election Commission, Precinct Results Report, Nov. 3, 2026.