Candidate · Knox County
Stephen Hood
Running for Knox County Trustee · Democratic
A 4-year term · Tenn. Const. art. VII § 1
On the August 6, 2026 ballot.
Advanced from the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary — 9,890 votes, unopposed · results
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Also on this ballot for Knox County Trustee
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Nick McBride
(Republican)
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 Stephen Hood’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 2026 County Trustee as of Jul 29, 2026 | $1,27824 itemized | $7,37513 itemized | easyvote — Pre-General 2026 → |
| 2nd Qtr 2026 County Trustee as of Jul 9, 2026 | $6,51349 itemized | $1,72710 itemized | easyvote — 2nd Qtr 2026 → |
| 2026 Pre-Primary County Trustee as of Apr 26, 2026 | $2,22235 itemized | $2,2706 itemized | easyvote — 2026 Pre-Primary → |
| 2026 1st Qtr County Trustee as of Apr 6, 2026 | $5,90223 itemized | $1,55711 itemized | easyvote — 2026 1st Qtr → |
| 2025 EOY Supplemental Campaign Finance Report County Trustee as of Jan 26, 2026 | $1001 itemized | $00 itemized | easyvote — 2025 EOY Supplemental Campaign Finance Report → |
Top contributors
Largest itemized contributions on the Pre-General 2026 report.
- Mali Glazer $250
- Mary Breton $150
- David Miller $125
- Kenneth Stephenson $125
- Carl Matthews $100
- Amelia Parker $50
- Marylaine Driese $50
- Sheri Doubrley $50
- David Garcia $50
- Darris James $50
Top expenditures
Largest itemized expenditures on the Pre-General 2026 report.
- Russell Printing $6,216
- USPS $390
- USPS $130
- USPS $122
- USPS $86
- Meta Platforms Inc $77
- Meta Platforms Inc $74
- Meta Platforms Inc $71
- City of Knoxville Parks & Recreation Department $50
- Meta Platforms Inc $46
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick McBride Republican | $1,500 | $2,052 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Stephen Hood (this page) Democratic | $1,278 | $7,375 | Jul 29, 2026 |
In their own words
The candidate’s campaign site, voter-guide entries, and forum recordings, on the source sites — links, not our summary.