Mayoral elections inChattanooga are held every four years to elect themayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee .
All Chattanooga municipal elections are required to benon-partisan , but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties.
2001 Chattanooga mayoral election ← 1997 March 6, 2001 2005 →
Registered 97,015 Turnout 31.8% Candidate Bob Corker Irvin Overton Dan Johnson Popular vote 16,584 9,289 2,472 Percentage 53.82% 30.15% 8.02%
Irvin Overton
William Cotton,Hamilton County commissioner from District 4 (Democratic)[ 1] John "Duke" Franklin, city councilman[ 1] 2005 Chattanooga mayoral election ← 2001 March 1, 2005 (general) 2009 →
Registered 92,657 Turnout 27.51% (general) Candidate Ron Littlefield Ann Coulter Dan Johnson First round 9,154 10,784 4,911 Runoff 15,224 12,873 Eliminated
The2005 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 1, 2005, and on April 12, 2005 (as a run-off), to elect themayor ofChattanooga . Incumbent Republican mayorBob Corker was eligible to run for a second term, butdecided 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 toRon Littlefield , who earned 54.11% of the vote.
2009 Chattanooga mayoral election ← 2005 March 3, 2009 2013 →
Registered 99,024 Turnout 18.08% Candidate Ron Littlefield Rob Healy Popular vote 10,234 7,186 Percentage 57.13% 40.12%
The2009 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 3, 2009, to elect the nextmayor ofChattanooga . Incumbentindependent MayorRon Littlefield ran for re-election and was re-elected with 57.13% of the vote.[ 5]
Rob Healy, Chattanooga Parks and Recreation administrator Joe Lance, blogger (withdrew, endorsed Healy)[ 6] Ron Littlefield , incumbent mayorThomas Smith II, perennial candidate 2013 Chattanooga mayoral election ← 2009 March 5, 2013 2017 →
Turnout 16.4% Candidate Andy Berke Guy Satterfield Popular vote 12,918 4,229 Percentage 72.28% 23.66%
The2013 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the nextmayor ofChattanooga . IncumbentIndependent MayorRon Littlefield was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.Democratic candidateAndy Berke was elected with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Guy Satterfield.[ 8]
2017 Chattanooga mayoral election Turnout 19.7%[ 11] Candidate Andy Berke Larry Grohn David Crockett Popular vote 11,994 4,941 1,438 Percentage 63.87% 26.41% 7.66%
Results by city council district
Berke
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
The2017 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect themayor ofChattanooga . IncumbentDemocratic MayorAndy Berke won re-election against City Councilman Larry Grohn, former City Councilman David Crockett, and businessman Chris Long.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Republican Party .[ 15] [ 16]
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 forCity Council . Berke was sworn in to his second term on April 18, 2017.[ 17]
Andy Berke (D ), incumbent mayor[ 18] [ 19] David Crockett (R ),[ 16] [ 20] Larry Grohn (R ),[ 15] [ 21] Chris Long (I ), PhD in architecture engineering[ 22] 2021 Chattanooga mayoral election ← 2017 March 2, 2021 (first round) 2025 →
Candidate Tim Kelly Kim White First round 8,566 8,290 Runoff 15,969 10,662 Candidate Wade Hinton Monty R. Bruell First round 6,110 2,408 Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
First round results by precinct Runoff results by precinct
The2021 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 2, 2021, and on April 13, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the nextmayor ofChattanooga . IncumbentDemocratic MayorAndy 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, arunoff election was held.[ 24] Independent candidateTim Kelly was elected with 59.9% of the vote, defeatingRepublican candidateKim White .[ 25]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2021 Chattanooga elections, including races forCity Council . Kelly was sworn in on April 19, 2021.
Advanced to the runoff [ edit ] Eliminated in the first round [ edit ] Monty Bell Monty Bruell (Democratic)(endorsed Kelly) [ 28] Lon Cartwright Christopher Dahl (Independent) D'Angelo Davis, activist (Democratic) Russell Gilbert Sr., councilman from the 5th district (Republican) Wade Hinton, attorney (Democratic)(endorsed Kelly) [ 29] Christopher Long (Independent) George Ryan Love, candidate forTennessee's 3rd congressional district in 2016 (Democratic) Andrew McLaren , actor (Independent)Erskine Oglesby, councilman from the 7th district (Republican) Robert Wilson Elenora Woods, activist (Democratic)(endorsed Kelly) [ 30] First round polling [ edit ] 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 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%
First round endorsements [ edit ] Tim Kelly
Hamilton County Commissioners Individuals Labor unions First round results [ edit ] Runoff endorsements [ edit ] Tim Kelly
Hamilton County Commissioners Individuals Labor unions 2025 Chattanooga mayoral election ← 2021 March 4, 2025 2029 →
Turnout 17.9% (unofficial) Candidate Tim Kelly Chris Long Popular vote 17,356 2,750 Percentage 85.44% 13.54%
Results by precinct
Kelly:
>90%
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
Tie:
50%
No votes
The2025 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 4, 2025, to elect themayor ofChattanooga . IncumbentIndependent mayorTim Kelly won re-election to a second term in office.[ 37] [ 38] 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.[ 39] [ 40]
The following candidates were approved for the March ballot:[ 41]
Tim Kelly , incumbent mayor (party affiliation: Independent)[ 42] Chris Long, candidate for mayor in 2021 (party affiliation: Independent)[ 41] Declined to endorse
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Retrieved2024-01-18 . ^ Lawrence, Hannah (2017-02-28)."Meet your mayoral candidate: Chris Long" .WTVC . Retrieved2024-01-18 . ^ "March 7th 2017 Chattanooga results" (PDF) .Hamilton County Election Commissioner . Retrieved2024-01-18 .^ "March 2nd 2021 Chattanooga mayoral results" (PDF) .Hamilton County Election Commissioner . Retrieved2023-12-18 .^a b "April 13th 2021 Chattanooga mayoral results" (PDF) .Hamilton County Election Commissioner . Retrieved2023-12-18 .^ "Business owner Tim Kelly announces mayoral campaign to 'get Chattanooga back on the right track' | Chattanooga Times Free Press" .www.timesfreepress.com . 2020-05-21. Retrieved2023-12-15 .^ WTVC (2020-09-10)."Kim White announces bid to be Chattanooga's first female mayor" .WTVC . Retrieved2023-12-15 . ^ Sharpe, Shannen (2021-03-03)."Former Chattanooga mayoral candidate Monty Bruell endorses Tim Kelly" .WTVC . Retrieved2023-12-17 . ^ "Wade Hinton endorsement expands list of black leaders supporting Tim Kelly for mayor" .WTVCFOX . 2021-04-08. Retrieved2023-12-17 .^ WTVC (2021-03-16)."Former Chattanooga mayoral candidate Dr. Elenora Woods endorses Tim Kelly" .WTVC . Retrieved2023-12-23 . ^a b "Hamilton County District 2 Commissioner Chip Baker Endorses Tim Kelly for Chattanooga Mayor" (PDF) .^a b "Commissioner David Sharpe: 'Tim Kelly Will Champion Education In Our City' .The Chattanoogan ^a b "Over 70 Business Leaders Send Open Letter Supporting Tim Kelly for Mayor" (PDF) . 2021-02-05.^a b "Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Endorses Tim Kelly For Mayor" .The Chattanoogan . 2021-02-03.^a b c d Taylor, Sarah (February 4, 2021)."Chattanooga police and fire unions make mayoral endorsements" .Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved5 February 2023 . ^ "March 2nd 2021 Chattanooga mayoral results" (PDF) .Hamilton County Election Commissioner . 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