Candidate · Knox County
Garrett Holt
Running for County Commission — At-Large Seat 11 · Republican
A 4-year term · Tenn. Const. art. VII § 1
On the August 6, 2026 ballot.
Advanced from the May 5, 2026 Republican primary — 25,436 of 39,336 votes (64.7%) · results
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Also on this ballot for County Commission — At-Large Seat 11
- DV David Velarde (Independent)
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Vivian Underwood Shipe
(Democratic)
Record in office
No voting record on a body we cover. Challengers who have not held one of these offices have no roll-call record here — that is expected, not a gap in their favor or against.
Offices held
No prior public office on record.
Campaign finance
Reproduced from Garrett Holt’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 Commission, At Large Seat 11 as of Jul 31, 2026 | $4,4005 itemized | $00 itemized | easyvote — Pre General → |
| 2nd Quarter County Commission, At Large Seat 11 as of Jul 13, 2026 | $37,12546 itemized | $30,7733 itemized | easyvote — 2nd Quarter → |
| Pre Primary County Commission, At Large Seat 11 as of Apr 28, 2026 | $17,9507 itemized | $30,9294 itemized | easyvote — Pre Primary → |
| 1st Quarter County Commission, At Large Seat 11 as of Apr 10, 2026 | $48,475110 itemized | $32,74711 itemized | easyvote — 1st Quarter → |
| Interim County Commission, At Large Seat 11 as of Feb 9, 2026 | Filed — reported no money raised or spent | easyvote — Interim → | |
Top contributors
Largest itemized contributions on the Pre General report.
- Smoky Mountain Strategies $1,900
- Bryan Gibson $1,000
- John Cook $1,000
- Joseph Fielden $250
- Jane Chedester $250
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Velarde Independent | Filed — reported no money raised or spent | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| Garrett Holt (this page) Republican | $4,400 | $0 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vivian Underwood Shipe Democratic | $2,745 | $3,491 | 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.