CHATSWORTH — A lone person qualified Wednesday on the first day of qualifying in a special election for a City Council spot in Chatsworth. 

Murray County Schools transportation supervisor Terry Crump qualified for the Post 1 seat left vacant when K.W. Gong stepped down to run for mayor last month. Gong is unopposed after current Mayor Tyson Haynes did not seek re-election.

The term for whoever emerges from the Nov. 5 special election will fill the remainder of Gong’s term, which runs through Dec. 31, 2021. 

Qualifying continues today at City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The qualifying fee for the post is $144. Elections for city officers are nonpartisan.