A Few Takeaways On Chattanooga’s Municipal Elections

A map of Chattanooga City Council districts.(chattanooga.gov)(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.