Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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2 Catoosa County incumbents kept off Republican ballot
Two incumbent Catoosa County commissioners and a former commissioner were denied a spot on the Republican primary ballot Monday morning — a new effort, county party leadership says, to only run candidates who adhere to the party's platform.
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Republicans out-raise Democrats in Hamilton County school board races
With days to go before Tuesday's primary election, the 13 candidates vying for the six seats on the Hamilton County Board of Education have collectively raised about $70,000.
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Hamilton County Circuit Court judge candidates both raise over $100,000 ahead of primary election
General Sessions Judge Alex McVeagh raised about $50,000 more in campaign donations than his opponent, Chattanooga attorney Michele Coffman, ahead of the primary election for Hamilton County Circuit Court judge.
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What to know and where to vote in the Hamilton County primary election
Primary elections in Tennessee set for Tuesday
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On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage
On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation's broken immigration system and how to fix it.
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Early voting turnout down 31% in Hamilton County compared with previous presidential primaries
Fewer Tennesseans are casting ballots in this year's primary contest to pick the nominees for U.S. president with the contests largely decided for both major political parties ahead of the Super Tuesday elections.
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Biden, Trump try to work immigration to their political advantage during trips to Texas
President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger Donald Trump both head to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday in a sign of how central immigration has become to the 2024 election and how much both candidates want to use it to their advantage.
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Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical
President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that is being closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection in November.
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Chatbots’ inaccurate, misleading responses about U.S. elections threaten to keep voters from polls
With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials.
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At conservative gala, Trump remarks show challenges in GOP Black voter outreach
Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led straight to a bar abuzz with excited reunions, a line of attendees waiting to take pictures at a photo wall and a spacious auditorium set to celebrate a unique subset of the conservative movement in downtown Columbia last weekend: Black Republicans.
