Qualifying has opened for local elections that will take place next spring. Candidates now have a two-month window to file the required paperwork in order to officially enter a race. The primary election will be held in May. Voters in Hamilton County will see twelve races on the ballot, including contests for mayor and sheriff.

State Rep. Michele Reneau (R–Hixson) officially announced her re-election campaign during the Make Tennessee Healthy Again Dinner, a grassroots fundraiser and policy-focused event held in Chattanooga.