In This Corner Of The Southeast, Campaign 2026 Rolls Into Spring

By Ray Bassett

Published March 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM EDT

(Aired Thu 3/26/26)

From Hamilton County to Northwest Georgia to the Tennessee State Capitol, the candidates and campaigns for this year are taking shape.

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

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