{"county":"knox","description":null,"district":"knox","districtgroup":"county","id":450,"key":"county_register","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Nick McBride","next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":null,"partisan":0,"party":null,"qualities":"- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land in a high-volume metropolitan county.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies, lenders, and attorneys.\n- Accuracy and indexing discipline \u2014 an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.\n- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users (title, legal, financial) and individual property owners.\n- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":null,"electiondate":"2022-08-04","name":"Nick McBride","person":{"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","firstname":"Nick","lastname":"McBride","token":"zh3GIsLbjG"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"Knox County Register of Deeds","type":"executive","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-26 14:42:28"}