After a surge in the last three days of early voting (with 17,119 voting on the last day) the Knox Co. early vote total is 125,270. That's roughly 48% of registered voters.

Early voting turnout in 2004 was 108,342 (39% of registered, 60% of total vote), and 70,199 in 2000 (30% of registered, 46% of total vote).

UPDATE: Turnout by ward/precinct attached.

UPDATE: Best and worst turnout by ward...

Early vote turnout, top ten wards:

WARD                         EV   REG
66S   FARRAGUT 2 FAR HI    4541  7256  63%
66N   FARRAGUT 1 FAR HI    5353  8619  62%
69S   S BLUEGRASS SCHOOL   4930  7938  62%
51    DEANE HILL REC CTR   1715  2804  61%
71    ROCKY HILL SCHOOL    3332  5467  61%
74    SHANNONDALE EL SC    1441  2368  61%
65    CONCORD FAR MD SC    6699 11145  60%
69N   A L LOTTS ELEM SCH   4361  7434  59%
70    BALL CAMP ELEM SC    5564  9507  59%
61    HALLS HIGH SCHOOL    4889  8408  58%

Early vote turnout, bottom ten wards:

WARD                         EV   REG
18    LINCOLN PARK SCH      454  1806  25%
50S   WEST HIGH SCH (S)     241   960  25%
78    RIVERDALE COM CTR     219   875  25%
87    THORN GROVE CM CTR    337  1385  24%
92    GAP CREEK SCHOOL      314  1304  24%
19    SOAR MINISTRIES       246  1164  21%
23N   LIONS CLUB COMM       130   685  19%
24N   PELLISSIPPI STATE      43   299  14%
20    BEAUMONT SCHOOL       153  1143  13%
23S   WEST VIEW SCHOOL       74   597  12%