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A Few Takeaways On Chattanooga’s Municipal Elections

WUTC | By Ray Bassett

Published March 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM EDT

A map of Chattanooga City Council districts.

(Aired Thu 3/06/25)

Here in Chattanooga, Mayor Tim Kelly won a second term - and three incumbents on the city council were reelected - in Tuesday’s municipal elections.

Two city council races - District 6 and District 8 - face runoff elections on Tuesday, April 8th.

Depending on the outcome of those runoffs, up to six new members could join the council next month.

And, Chattanooga voters approved a change to the city charter, allowing city employees to live outside the State of Tennessee.

William Newlin is a writer and producer with Chattamatters.

Chris Acuff is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Service here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.