BY THE NUMBERS• 103,973: Registered voters in Chattanooga• 18,773: Votes in last 2009 city election• 6,671: Early votes in 2009 city electionSource: Hamilton County Election CommissionEARLY VOTINGEarly voting begins Wednesday and runs through Feb. 28. Cast ballots at the Hamilton County Election Commission, Brainerd Recreation Center or Northgate Mall. The election commission office will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. The satellite locations will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
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Early voting for the Chattanooga mayor and City Council election starts Wednesday, but it’s anybody’s guess how many people will cast ballots.
“The mayor’s race is not hotly contested like it has been in the past,” said Scott Allen, assistant administrator for the Hamilton County Election Commission.
Of three mayoral candidates, former state Sen. Andy Berke has far more money and much better name recognition than former city employees Robert Chester Heathington Jr. and Guy Satterfield.