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Democrats Flip Knox County Commission Seat, Capture School Board Majority

8/7/2026

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Democrat Brandon Huckaby won the Knox County Commission District 3 seat, flipping it from Republican Gina Oster.
Republican Sheri Super defeated Oster in the GOP primary by 11 votes.
Democrat Brandon Jenkins won the South Knox County school board District 9 seat on Aug. 6, creating a 5-4 majority.
Political junkie Russell Drew said Knox County voted for U.S. President Donald Trump by 20 points and that every countywide officeholder is a Republican.

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Democrat Brandon Huckaby won the Knox County Commission District 3 seat, flipping it from Republican Gina Oster.
Republican Sheri Super defeated Oster in the GOP primary by 11 votes.
Democrat Brandon Jenkins won the South Knox County school board District 9 seat on Aug. 6, creating a 5-4 majority.
Political junkie Russell Drew said Knox County voted for U.S. President Donald Trump by 20 points and that every countywide officeholder is a Republican.