Candidate · Knox County
Betsy Henderson
Running for Knox County Mayor · Republican
A 4-year term · Tenn. Const. art. VII § 1
On the August 6, 2026 ballot.
Advanced from the May 5, 2026 Republican primary — 20,071 of 44,876 votes (44.7%) · results
This race elects the Knox County Mayor — see the office record.
Photo: Knox County Schools Partners in Education Foundation (used for identification)
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Also on this ballot for Knox County Mayor
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Beau Hawk
(Democratic)
Record in office
Currently serves as Member, Board of Education, Knox County Schools (District 6).
Offices held
- Member, Board of Education, Knox County Schools (District 6) 2020–present · source
Campaign finance
Reproduced from Betsy Henderson’s own campaign-finance disclosures — a public record. Amounts are the totals stated on each filing, or the itemized schedule where the filing’s own totals are not machine-readable; each row links to the filed document. We add nothing the filing does not state.
| Report | Raised | Spent | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General County Mayor as of Jul 30, 2026 | $80,51077 itemized | $55,29720 itemized | easyvote — Pre-General → |
| Q2 Report County Mayor as of Jul 10, 2026 | $99,635115 itemized | $59,29586 itemized | easyvote — Q2 Report → |
| 2026 Pre-Primary- County Mayor as of Apr 28, 2026 | $30,00025 itemized | $89,54557 itemized | easyvote — 2026 Pre-Primary- → |
| Q1 2026 County Mayor as of Apr 10, 2026 | $72,62564 itemized | $71,443103 itemized | easyvote — Q1 2026 → |
| 2nd Half 2025 County Mayor as of Feb 2, 2026 | $40,55069 itemized | $26,78162 itemized | easyvote — 2nd Half 2025 → |
| Campaign Financial Disclosure County Mayor as of Jul 15, 2025 | $81,826total as filed | $10,519total as filed | easyvote — Campaign Financial Disclosure → |
Of the Pre-General report’s 77 itemized receipt lines: $79,900 contributions · $200 in-kind.
Top contributors
Largest itemized contributions on the Pre-General report.
- Marsha PAC $5,000
- CamPAC $5,000
- Matthew Regas $1,900
- James Haslam III $1,900
- Kristine Mirts $1,900
- Eleanor Yoakum $1,900
- Three Rivers PAC $1,900
- Kristine Mirts $1,900
- Jeffrey Hagood $1,900
- Whitfield Bailey $1,900
Top expenditures
Largest itemized expenditures on the Pre-General report.
- Art and Copy $20,332
- Art and Copy $11,214
- Art and Copy $10,905
- Gipper Strategies $6,475
- Gipper Strategies $2,785
- Bravo $1,545
- Anedot $656
- Henry Parisi $236
- Bravo $221
- Emily Wiatr $165
Totals are the sum of the itemized contribution and expenditure schedules as disclosed. Schedules are itemized only at or above the filing threshold; sub-threshold amounts and the filer’s stated cover-page totals are not part of this structured record, so they are not shown here rather than guessed.
Interim reports (final-days major-donor disclosures)
An interim report (TN form SS-1123) lists only major contributions and expenditures from the final days before an election — it is not a full-period summary and states no totals, so its items are shown here separately and are never counted in the figures above.
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8.5 Interim Report · filed Aug 5, 2026 · Source →
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8/1 Interim Report · filed Aug 1, 2026 · Source →
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7/31 Interim Report · filed Jul 31, 2026 · Source →
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Interim May 5 2026 · filed May 5, 2026 · Source →
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May 4 2026 Interim Report · filed May 4, 2026 · Source →
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Interim Report 5-1-26 · filed May 1, 2026 · Source →
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4/28/26 Interim Report · filed Apr 28, 2026 · Source →
The money in this race
Each candidate’s most recent regular disclosure. Filing periods differ — each row shows its own date.
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Hawk Democratic | $58,132 | $66,119 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Betsy Henderson (this page) Republican | $80,510 | $55,297 | Jul 30, 2026 |
In their own words
The candidate’s campaign site, voter-guide entries, and forum recordings, on the source sites — links, not our summary.