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GOP incumbent Fleischmann defeats Shekari

The Chattanooga Free Press editorial page believe U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann deserves a fourth term in office.
The Chattanooga Free Press editorial page believe U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann deserves a fourth term in office. The Chattanooga Free Press editorial page believe U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann deserves a fourth term in office.

By Steve Johnson 1 min read

photo Melody Shekari, 28, a lawyer who just completed a policy analyst fellowship with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke’s office, is scheduled to make her candidacy official at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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The Associated Press is calling the Third U.S. Congressional District contest for GOP incumbent Chuck Fleischmann.

Fleischmann has a more than two-to-one lead over Democratic challenger Melody Shekari, 106,387 for Fleischmann to 49,537 for Shekari.

Fleischmann was first elected to Congress in 2010.