Roy Exum: Kelly Gallops To Mayor
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - by Roy Exum
Roy Exum
Tim Kelly, betting heavily on himself by spending over $1 million of his own money and divesting of a widely respected auto dealership in order to be fully focused, was hailed as a winner Tuesday night. The personable Kelly was greeted with open arms as Chattanooga’s newest Mayor when he outlasted another quite capable candidate, Kim White. In what was expected to be a nose-to-nose runoff election, Kelly won handily, galloping away with over 60 percent of the vote. The unofficial difference was Kelly’s 15,966 votes to White’s 10,661 finish, causing the gutty Kelly to declare himself an early winner with just 20 percent of the precincts reporting.