DALTON, Ga. — The last two men elected mayor of Dalton — current Mayor Dennis Mock and former Mayor David Pennington — have qualified to be on the ballot for the Nov. 5 municipal election for the city’s top elected post.

Qualifying for municipal elections in Dalton, Eton and Tunnel Hill began on Monday. Qualifying for Chatsworth and Varnell elections begin today, and qualifying for two posts on the Cohutta City Council begins Monday.

Pennington was mayor of Dalton from 2008 until 2014 when he stepped down to make an unsuccessful primary challenge against Republican Gov. Nathan Deal. Mock won a special election in 2014 to finish out Pennington’s tenure and was unopposed for a full term in the 2015 general election.

City Council Wards 1 and 3 are also on the ballot this year. Ward 3 councilman Tyree Goodlett qualified for re-election and was the only one to qualify for a council seat by the close of business on Tuesday. Denise Wood currently holds the Ward 1 seat.

On the Dalton Board of Education, Rick Fromm said he will not seek re-election, and former Dalton Education Foundation trustee Jody McClurg has qualified for Fromm’s seat. The other two board seats on the November ballot are currently held by Tulley Johnson and Pablo Perez.

Johnson has qualified for his spot, while Perez had not qualified as of Tuesday. Attorney Sam Sanders has qualified for Perez’s seat.

Qualifying for Dalton municipal elections runs through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the city clerk’s office at City Hall. Qualifying fees are $360 for the City Council spots, $576 for mayor and $35 for the school board.

• In Tunnel Hill, qualifying for two City Council seats is ongoing through today at 4:30 p.m. As of Tuesday afternoon, councilman Jim Griffin had qualified for his Post 2 seat, while no one had qualified for the Post 1 seat currently held by Jim Griffin. The qualifying fee is $55.

• Varnell: Qualifying for the City Council is today until Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Hall. Seat 3 (currently held by David Owens), Seat 4 (currently held by Clyde Williams) and Seat 5 (currently held by Bob Roche) are contested. The qualifying fee is $35.

• Chatsworth: Qualifying for mayor and the City Council is today through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at City Hall. Post 3 (currently held by Jeff Cloer) and Post 4 (currently held by Fred Welch) and the mayor’s post (currently held by Tyson Haynes) are up for election. Haynes said he will not run for re-election.

Council member K.W. Gong, who holds the Post 1 seat, says he plans to run for mayor. Haynes says a special election will be called to fill the unexpired part of Gong’s term, which ends Dec. 31, 2021, after he steps down. The special election will be on the same day as the general election. The qualifying dates for the special election haven’t been set.

The qualifying fees are $252 for the mayor’s post and $144 for the council seats.

• Eton: Qualifying for the City Council continues through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at City Hall. Up for election are Post 3 (currently held by Jim Bartley) and Post 4 (currently held by Joan Dooley). The qualifying fee is $117.

• Cohutta: Qualifying for the Town Council is Monday; Wednesday, Aug. 28; and Friday, Aug. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the office of the city clerk in the Town Hall. The seats currently held by Shelia Rose and J. Shane Kornberg will be contested. There is a $75 qualifying fee.