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Knox County General Sessions Judge Division IV (Unexpired Term)

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Andrea Kline won the seat

DECIDED at the August 6, 2026 county general election: Andrea Kline won with 56.1 percent over Ben H. Houston II (43.9 percent), per the Knox County Election Commission's official results. This office will not appear on the November 3 ballot. Partisan race on Knox County's August 6, 2026 county general election ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.

Winner

Andrea Kline

Republican

Biography

Andrea Kline serves as a Knox County General Sessions Judge, a seat the Knox County Commission appointed Kline to fill, and sought a full term on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the campaign site.

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Also ran in the primary

Ben H. Houston II

Democratic

Biography

Ben H. Houston II is the certified Democratic candidate for Knox County General Sessions Judge Division IV (Unexpired Term) on Knox County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified candidate list.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Knox County General Sessions Judge Division IV (Unexpired Term) in 2026?

The Knox County General Sessions Judge Division IV (Unexpired Term) race was decided at the 2026 primary - Andrea Kline won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 2 candidates were on the primary ballot: Andrea Kline and Ben H. Houston II. Candidate information follows official Knox County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Knox County General Sessions Judge Division IV (Unexpired Term) election in Tennessee?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Tennessee are on the Tennessee election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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