Hamilton County voters are gearing up for Thursday’s election, and the latest campaign finance filings show all incumbents have raised more money than their challengers, according to a review by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
In primary races, state Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, is up against former Red Bank City Commissioner Ed LeCompte; state Rep. Patsy Hazlewood, R-Signal Mountain, is facing Michele Reneau; and state Rep. Yusuf Hakeem, D-Chattanooga, is defending his seat against Demetrus Coonrod, a Chattanooga City Council member who won her council seat against him in 2017.
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Gardenhire raised $54,540 in the most recent fundraising period and has $122,560 total. LeCompte has not yet released preprimary financials but had raised $7,860 and had $10,010 total as of July 18 filings.
Former U.S. Rep Zach Wamp donated $500 to Gardenhire in June.