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21 of you want to be Seattle's next mayor

caption: Mayoral candidates Jenny Durkan, Mike McGinn, Cary Moon and Nikkita Oliver.
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Mayoral candidates Jenny Durkan, Mike McGinn, Cary Moon and Nikkita Oliver.
AP Photo/ Ted S. Warren, AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Facebook Photo/Cary Moon for Mayor, Flickr Photo/UW Dept. of Communications (CC BY SA)/ https://flic.kr/p/DrmcXc

With incumbent Mayor Ed Murray dropping out, a full score plus one of candidates are now in the race to be Seattle's next mayor.

The weeklong filing period for candidates ended Friday at 4:30 p.m. So here's who's in, according to the King County Elections website (links are to their filing info; see note below on the official list; see campaign disclosure reports here):

Seattle City Council Position 8

It's another political free-for-all in the battle for this seat, after Councilmember Tim Burgess decided not to seek re-election. Candidates who have filed for Position 8:

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Seattle City Council Position 9

Councilmember Lorena González was considering the mayor's race, but in the end she decided to run again for the other at-large seat, Position 9.

Here are the candidates for that seat:

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Candidates still have through next Monday to withdraw if they change their mind. So King County Elections plans to release the “official” list on Tuesday.

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