The 2013 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the next
mayor of
Chattanooga. Incumbent
Independent Mayor
Ron Littlefield was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
Democratic candidate
Andy Berke was elected with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Guy Satterfield.[1]
The 2017 Chattanooga mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect the
mayor of
Chattanooga. Incumbent
Democratic Mayor
Andy Berke won re-election against City Councilman Larry Grohn, former City Councilman David Crockett, and businessman Chris Long.[5][6][7] Grohn and Crockett were aligned with the
Republican Party.[8][9]
Andy Berke won a majority of the vote in the initial round, so no runoff election was needed. This election took place alongside other 2017 Chattanooga elections, including races for
City Council. Berke was sworn in to his second term on April 18, 2017.[10]
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. Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a
runoff election was held.[17] In the runoff election,
Independent candidate
Tim Kelly was elected with 59.9% of the vote, defeating
Republican candidate
Kim White.[18]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2021 Chattanooga elections, including races for
City Council. Kelly was sworn in on April 19, 2021.
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.[30][31] 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 city council term limits. However, it was rejected by the city council, making the mayor and council elections continue to be stand alone in the future.[32][33]
Candidates
Declared
Tim Kelly, incumbent mayor (party affiliation: Independent)[34]