By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
Updated as of 12:34 p.m. on Jan. 9
Glasgow City Council candidates will compete against one another at the ballot box earlier than anticipated.
The city council is non partisan, meaning hopeful candidates do not have to denote their political affiliation when filling out the necessary paperwork at the Barren County Clerk’s Office. The council race has a primary if there are double plus one candidates that have filed, according to Election Coordinator Ashton Harrison.
Ordinance 2019-2413 decreased the council seats from 12 to nine, which means now 19 candidates — not 25 — are needed to initiate a primary election.
The candidate filing deadline is Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. As of Jan.9 at 12:33 p.m. 21 people filed, according to the Secretary of State website. Barren County Clerk Helena Chase Birdwell said this is the first primary the Glasgow City Council has had in recent times.
Those who have filed are:
- Incumbent James “Happy” Neal
- Incumbent Terry Bunnell
- Incumbent Tommy Burris
- Incumbent Joe Trigg
- Incumbent Chasity Lowery
- Incumbent Elizabeth Shoemaker
- Incumbent Marna Kirkpatrick
- Incumbent Randy Wilkinson
- Steven Carroll
- Jamie Read Fancher
- Kent McElroy
- Johnny Belcher
- Riley Boggs
- Beau Jones
- Korbin Thomas Miller
- Vernon Randall Cundiff
- Cathy Thomas
- Emberlyn Miller
- Kristen Nicole Roberts
- Jeff Proffitt
- Melinda Overstreet
Harrison said a primary would bring the candidates that will appear on the General Election ballot to 18.
The primary election is set for May 19, according to the 2026 election calendar.
Curtis Ray Thomas withdrew from the city council race, however on Jan. 9 Jeff Proffitt filed with the Barren County Clerk’s Office. Harrison said in the hypothetical that the number of candidates drops to 18 or less the primary election would be halted.
Glasgow native Thomas told Glasgow News 1 that his family had purchased a house in the county.
“I didn’t feel it was fair…and I was going to have to drop out anyway,” Thomas told Glasgow News 1. “It was a tough decision. I’m not ruling out a future run though.”
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