2021 Chattanooga mayoral election
March 2, 2021 (first round)
April 13, 2021 (runoff)
 
Candidate Tim Kelly Kim White
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 8,562
30.14%		 8,289
29.18%
Runoff 15,969
59.87%		 10,662
39.97%
 
Candidate Wade Hinton Monty R. Bruell
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 6,108
21.50%		 2,407
8.47%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Andy Berke
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Tim Kelly
Independent

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. All Chattanooga municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates were affiliated with political parties. Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held.[1] In the runoff election, Independent candidate Tim Kelly was elected with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Kim White.[2]

This two-round election took place alongside other 2021 Chattanooga Elections, including races for City Council. Kelly was sworn in on April 19, 2021.

Candidates

Advanced to the runoff

Eliminated in the first round

  • Monty Bell, homeless man
  • Monty Bruell (Democratic) (endorsed Kelly)[5]
  • Lon Cartwright
  • Christopher Dahl, activist (Independent)
  • D'Angelo Davis, activist (Democratic)
  • Russell Gilbert, Sr., councilman from the 5th district (Republican)
  • Wade Hinton, attorney (Democratic) (endorsed Kelly)[6]
  • Christopher Long, architect (Independent)
  • George Ryan Love, Candidate for Tennessee'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)[7]

First round

First round polling

Pollster Poll sponsor Sample

size [lower-alpha 1]

 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 — 1% 3% 0% 1% 1% 2% 7% 52% 1% 0% 1% 2% 25% 1% 3% 1% 0%
Chattanooga Times Free Press —
The Chattanoogan

First round endorsements

Tim Kelly
Hamilton County Commissioners
  • David Sharpe, district 6 (2018–present)[8]
  • Chip Baker, district 2[9]
Individuals
  • 70 Business Leaders[10]
Labor Unions
Kim White
Labor unions

First round results

2021 Chattanooga mayoral election first round [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Tim Kelly 8,562 30.14% N/A
Nonpartisan Kim White 8,289 29.18% N/A
Nonpartisan Wade Hinton 6,108 21.50% N/A
Nonpartisan Monty R. Bruell 2,407 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 60 0.21% N/A
Nonpartisan Christopher Dahl 53 0.19% N/A
Write-In 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 28,406 100.00%

Runoff

Runoff polling

Pollster Poll Sponsor Date administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of size Tim Kelly Kim White Undecided
Spry Strategies Chattanooga Times Free Press March 29, 2021 330 (LV) 13% 51% 36% 13%

Runoff endorsements

Tim Kelly
Hamilton County Commissioners
  • David Sharpe, district 6 (2018–present)[8]
  • Chip Baker, district 2[9]
Individuals
  • 70 Business Leaders[14]
Labor Unions
Kim White
Labor unions

Runoff results

2021 Chattanooga mayoral election runoff[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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%
Independent gain from Democratic Swing

References

  1. ↑ "March 2nd 2021 Chattanooga mayoral results" (PDF). Hamilton County Election Commissioner. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. ↑ "April 13th 2021 Chattanooga mayoral results" (PDF). Hamilton County Election Commissioner. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. ↑ WTVC (2020-09-10). "Kim White announces bid to be Chattanooga's first female mayor". WTVC. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  5. ↑ Sharpe, Shannen (2021-03-03). "Former Chattanooga mayoral candidate Monty Bruell endorses Tim Kelly". WTVC. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  6. ↑ "Wade Hinton endorsement expands list of black leaders supporting Tim Kelly for mayor". WTVCFOX. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  7. ↑ WTVC (2021-03-16). "Former Chattanooga mayoral candidate Dr. Elenora Woods endorses Tim Kelly". WTVC. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. 1 2 "Commissioner David Sharpe: 'Tim Kelly Will Champion Education In Our City'". The Chattanoogan. February 11, 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Hamilton County District 2 Commissioner Chip Baker Endorses Tim Kelly for Chattanooga Mayor" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Over 70 Business Leaders Send Open Letter Supporting Tim Kelly for Mayor" (PDF). 2021-02-05.
  11. 1 2 "Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Endorses Tim Kelly For Mayor". The Chattanoogan. 2021-02-03.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Sarah (February 4, 2021). "Chattanooga police and fire unions make mayoral endorsements". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "March 2nd 2021 Chattanooga mayoral results" (PDF). Hamilton County Election Commissioner. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  14. ↑ "Over 70 Business Leaders Send Open Letter Supporting Tim Kelly for Mayor" (PDF). 2021-02-05.
  15. ↑ "April 13th 2021 Chattanooga mayoral results" (PDF). Hamilton County Election Commissioner. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
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