The race for Bowling Green City Commission came down to the last precinct on Tuesday night.

Before the votes for the last precinct were reported, incumbent Commissioner Brian “Slim” Nash had his head in his hands and tears were coming to his eyes.

Nash said he was feeling a sense of disappointment and was second guessing himself.

He was in fifth place, down by 140 votes for the fourth seat on the commission, according to Warren County Clerk’s Office.

Nash watched election results come in at the Warren County Courthouse with fellow incumbent commissioners Joe Denning and Bruce Wilkerson and commission candidate Bill Carter.

As Nash was waiting for the final precinct results to come in, he heard that his precinct was the last was the one to be counted and began to feel hopeful, he said.

When the last results showing the final precinct scrolled across the television screen in the courthouse, Nash’s expression changed, and he raised his hands in triumph while his family and supporters cheered.

He had won the fourth commission seat with 8,579 votes, beating Carter by 97 votes, according to county clerk’s office.

“Whether I finish first or whether I finished fourth, I’m just happy to be in the top four,” Nash said.

Catherine Mason Hamilton, vice president of marketing for Citizens First Bank, finished first with 11,530 votes, winning her first term on the commission, according to the county clerk’s office.

Wilkerson and Denning both won re-election, finishing second and third, respectively. Wilkerson had 11,059 votes, and Denning had 8,993, according to the county clerk’s office.

Wilkerson, who won his second term, said he is happy he won because he put a lot of work into his campaign this year.

He was more nervous this year than in his first election because he had a voting record this time, he said.

He said he’s looking forward to working with Hamilton because he knew her long before the election.

Robin Baldwin came in sixth with 5,983 votes, and Mark Bradford came in seventh with 3,804 votes, according to the county clerk’s office.

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