{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nScott Keith Knight is an independent candidate for Blount County Clerk on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot, seeking the seat left open by retiring incumbent Gaye Hasty [1]. Knight took out a petition to oppose Brad Bryant in the Republican primary and, the same week, also took out a petition to run as an independent [1]; he ultimately appears on the August ballot as the independent candidate, alongside Republican nominee Brad Bryant and Democratic nominee Shelby Shankland [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County mayor, clerk primary filings pick up as deadline nears](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/county-mayor-clerk-primary-filings-pick-up-as-deadline-nears/article_b6bdaf25-5202-4778-bf2a-033c130cc248.html) (The Daily Times) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09\n[2] [August 6, 2026 Official Ballot for Blount County](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) (Blount County Election Commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Scott","fullname":"Scott Keith Knight","lastname":"Knight","middlename":"Keith","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Blount County Clerk in the 2026 general election, alongside Republican nominee Brad Bryant and Democratic nominee Shelby Shankland.","terms":[],"token":"2ld84SbTj6"}