2025 Chattanooga mayoral election
March 4, 2025
Officially non-partisan
 
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Incumbent Mayor

Tim Kelly
Independent


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.[1][2] All Chattanooga municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates are known to be affiliated with political parties.

Background

On March 14, 2023, there was a proposal to make city elections aligned with county and state, and national elections alongside with term limits. However, it was rejected by the city council despite the fact it didn't even got a second for a motion to approve, making the mayor and council elections continue to be stand alone in separate future years.[3][4]

Candidates

Declared

  • Tim Kelly, Incumbent Mayor (Party Affiliation: Independent)[5]

Potential

  • Todd Gardenhire, state senator from the 10th district (Party Affiliation: Republican)
  • Bo Watson, state senator from the 11th district (Party Affiliation: Republican)
  • Robin Smith, state representative from the 26th district (Party Affiliation: Republican)
  • Patzy Hazlewood, state representative from the 27th district (Party Affiliation: Republican)
  • Yusuf Hakeem, state representative from the 28th district (Party Affiliation: Democratic)
  • Greg Vital, state representative from the 29th district (Party Affiliation: Republican)
  • Esther Helton, state representative from the 30th district (Party Affiliation: Republican)

References

  1. ↑ "Kelly announces bid for second term as Chattanooga mayor | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. ↑ "WATCH: Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announces his re-election for office". Local3News.com. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. ↑ "City Council Opts To Continue Stand-Alone Elections With No Council Term Limits". www.chattanoogan.com. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  4. ↑ Chattanooga City Council Highlights | March 14th, 2023 | PBS, retrieved 2023-12-18
  5. ↑ "Kelly announces bid for second term as Chattanooga mayor | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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