{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNick McBride has served as Knox County Register of Deeds since being elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022 [1]. He won the Republican nomination for Knox County Trustee in the May 5, 2026 primary, defeating incumbent Justin Biggs and challenger Barry Hawkins [2]. McBride received 48% of the vote (19,790 votes) to Biggs's 35% (14,228 votes) and Hawkins's 17% (7,056 votes), out of 41,074 votes cast [2][3]. He advances to the August 6, 2026 general election [2].\n\nMcBride's trustee campaign centered on restoring \"transparency and accountability\" to the Trustee's office, which collects property taxes and manages county funds, after incumbent Justin Biggs faced a state investigation into \"questionable spending regarding vehicle leases and travel expenses\" [2][6].\n\n## Background and education\nA Knoxville native, McBride attended Cedar Bluff and Farragut schools and holds two associate degrees from Roane State Community College and a Bachelor of Science from Tusculum University [4].\n\n## Career\nMcBride began working in the Register of Deeds office as a high school intern and joined full-time in December 1990 [4]. He served as chief deputy under Register Sherry Witt and as interim register for about six months in 2008 before his own election to the office in 2018 [4]. During his tenure he directed the office's move to electronic recording and an internal software upgrade that - per the Register of Deeds office's own account - allowed staff to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic [4][5]. He has served as president of the Tennessee Register's Association (2021-2022) and was named the association's Outstanding Register of Deeds in 2020 and 2022 [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Nick McBride - Knox County Register of Deeds](https://rod.knoxcounty.org/event/nick-mcbride/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Knox County primary results set stage for key August races - WBIR](https://www.wbir.com/article/news/politics/elections/knox-county-primary-results-set-stage-for-key-august-races/51-81320ff4-00be-46a0-b1c6-4cbb37db3756) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Cumulative Results Report, Knox County Election Commission, May 5, 2026](https://elections.knoxcounty.org/assets/data/cumulative.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Nick McBride: Part II but not all the story - Knox TN Today](https://www.knoxtntoday.com/nick-mcbride-part-ii-but-not-all-the-story/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[5] [Re-Elect Nick McBride for Register of Deeds - campaign website](https://www.electnickmcbride.com/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[6] [Primary 2026: Trustee - Compass Knoxville](https://compassknox.com/2026/04/22/primary-2026-trustee/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"trustee","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Trustee"},{"contest":"county_trustee","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Trustee"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Nick","fullname":"Nick McBride","lastname":"McBride","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"trustee","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"trustee","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"trustee","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"trustee","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_trustee","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"knox","office_key":"county_trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"knox","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_trustee","contest_title":"County Trustee","county":"Knox","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"knox","office_key":"county_trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_trustee","office_title":"County Trustee","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[],"county":"knox","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"knox","electiondate":"2022-08-04","office_county":"knox","office_key":"county_register","office_title":"Knox County Register of Deeds","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_register","office_title":"Knox County Register of Deeds","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"knox","electiondate":"2022-08-04","office_county":"knox","office_key":"county_register","office_title":"Knox County Register of Deeds","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"summary":"Knox County Register of Deeds since 2018; won the 2026 Republican primary for County Trustee, unseating incumbent Justin Biggs amid a state spending investigation.","terms":[{"county":"knox","electiondate":"2022-08-04","office":"county_register","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"Knox County Register of Deeds"}],"token":"zh3GIsLbjG"}