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Mayoral elections in Chattanooga are held every four years to elect the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
All Chattanooga municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties.
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| Registered | 92,657 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 27.51% (general) 30.44% (run-off) | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 1, 2005, and on April 12, 2005 (as a run-off), to elect the mayor of Chattanooga. Incumbent Republican mayor Bob Corker was eligible to run for a second term, but decided to run for U.S. Senate instead. Ann Coulter won a plurality of the vote in the first round with 42.31%, but lost the run-off election to Ron Littlefield, who earned 54.11% of the vote.
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| Nonpartisan | Ann Coulter | 10,784 | 42.31% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Littlefield | 9,154 | 35.91% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dan Johnson | 4,911 | 19.27% | |
| Nonpartisan | Angela D. Clark | 245 | 0.96% | |
| Nonpartisan | Karl D. Epperson | 138 | 0.54% | |
| Nonpartisan | Eddie Bubba Eubank | 95 | 0.37% | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Smith II | 88 | 0.35% | |
| Nonpartisan | R. Buzzy Hamilton | 48 | 0.19% | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 25,488 | 100.00% | ||
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| Nonpartisan | Ron Littlefield | 15,224 | 54.11% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ann Coulter | 12,873 | 45.76% | |
| Write-in | 37 | 0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 28,134 | 100.00% | ||
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| Registered | 99,024 | ||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 18.08% | ||||||||||||
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The 2009 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 3, 2009, to elect the next mayor of Chattanooga. Incumbent independent Mayor Ron Littlefield ran for re-election and was re-elected with 57.13% of the vote. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Ron Littlefield | 10,234 | 57.13% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rob Healy | 7,186 | 40.12% | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Smith II | 353 | 1.97% | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Lance | 105 | 0.59% | |
| Write-in | 35 | 0.20% | ||
| Total votes | 17,913 | 100.00% | ||
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| Turnout | 16.4% | ||||||||||||
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The 2013 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the next mayor of Chattanooga. Incumbent Independent Mayor Ron Littlefield was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Democratic candidate Andy Berke was elected with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Guy Satterfield. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Nonpartisan | Andy Berke | 12,918 | 72.28% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Guy Satterfield | 4,229 | 23.66% | ||
| Nonpartisan | R. Chester Heathingt | 659 | 3.69% | ||
| Write-in | 67 | 0.37% | |||
| Total votes | 17,873 | 100.00% | |||
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| Turnout | 19.7% [9] | ||||||||||||||||
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 Results by city council district
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The 2017 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Chattanooga. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Andy Berke won re-election against City Councilman Larry Grohn, former City Councilman David Crockett, and businessman Chris Long. [10] [11] [12] Grohn and Crockett were aligned with the Republican Party. [13] [14]
Andy Berke won a majority of the vote in the initial round, so no runoff election was needed. This election took place alongside other 2017 Chattanooga elections, including races for City Council. Berke was sworn in to his second term on April 18, 2017. [15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Andy Berke (incumbent) | 11,994 | 63.87% | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Grohn | 4,941 | 26.41% | |
| Nonpartisan | David Crockett | 1,438 | 7.66% | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris long | 407 | 2.17% | |
| Total votes | 18,780 | 100.00% | ||
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The 2021 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 2, 2021, and on April 13, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the next mayor of Chattanooga. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Andy Berke was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held. [22] In the runoff election, Independent candidate Tim Kelly was elected with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Kim White. [23]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2021 Chattanooga elections, including races for City Council. Kelly was sworn in on April 19, 2021.
| Pollster | Poll sponsor | Sample size | Margin of size | Monty Bell | Monty Bruell | Lon Cartwright | Christopher Dahl | D'Angelo Davis | Russell J. Gilbert Sr | Wade Hinton | Tim Kelly | Christopher Long | George Ryan Love | Andrew McLaren | Erskine Oglesby | Kim White | Robert Wilson | Elenora Woods | Other | Undecided |
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| The Chattanoogan | — | 2896 (LV) | ± | 0% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 26% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 0% |
| The Chattanoogan | — | 3057 (LV) | ±4% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 52% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 25% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | Tim Kelly | 8,566 | 30.15% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim White | 8,290 | 29.17% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Wade Hinton | 6,110 | 21.50% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Monty R. Bruell | 2,408 | 8.47% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Russell J. Gilbert Sr. | 889 | 3.13% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Elenora Woods | 805 | 2.83% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Long | 491 | 1.73% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Erskine Oglesby Jr. | 322 | 1.13% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Monty Dewayne Bell | 157 | 0.55% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert C. Wilson | 136 | 0.48% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew McLaren | 61 | 0.21% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | D'Angelo Davis | 61 | 0.21% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher Dahl | 53 | 0.19% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.13% | N/A | ||
| Nonpartisan | George Ryan Love | 18 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Lon Cartwright | 10 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 28,415 | 100.00% | |||
| Pollster | Poll Sponsor | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of size | Tim Kelly | Kim White | Undecided |
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| Spry Strategies | Chattanooga Times Free Press | March 29, 2021 | 330 (LV) | ±13% | 51% | 36% | 13% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Nonpartisan | Tim Kelly | 15,969 | 59.87% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim White | 10,662 | 39.97% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.16% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 26,675 | 100.0% | |||
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The 2025 Chattanooga mayoral election will be held on March 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Chattanooga. Incumbent Independent mayor Tim Kelly is running for re-election to a second term in office. [35] [36] All Chattanooga municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates are known to be affiliated with political parties.
On March 14, 2023, there was a proposal to make city elections aligned with county and state and national elections alongside city council term limits. However, it was rejected by the city council, making the mayor and council elections continue to be stand alone in the future. [37] [38]
The following candidates were approved for the March ballot: [39]
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