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County Clerk

Knox County, Tennessee

My vote power

Below average

Election date

August 6, 2026 · General election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: Above average · 62 out of 100

This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 494,148 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,066,383 ÷ 494,148) ÷ ln(50,000) = 62.29, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate

One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.

Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.

About this office

  • Issuing marriage licenses and keeping property filings
  • Running county elections, in many counties
  • Handling business filings, permits, and licenses

Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Election Integrity,

Candidates

Republican · won

Richie Beeler is the Republican candidate for Knox County Clerk. He currently serves as the County Clerk's chief of staff and previously represented the Eighth District on the Knox County Commission after appointment in 2018 and election in 2020.

Results

  • Won · Certified

    Winner: Richie Beeler (Republican)

    Source: knoxcounty.org · researched September 12, 2026

Sources: knoxcounty.org2