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Seattle will have one City Council race on the ballot in November.
Councilmember Tanya Woo will face off against at least two challengers in her bid to keep the citywide Position 8 seat.
Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Saunatina Sanchez recently filed with the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission to run for the seat, which Woo was appointed to in January.
Former Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda left the position open when she was elected to the King County Council. Woo's appointment to the seat is temporary. Voters will get their say on a more permanent legislator in a special election this year.
Both Rinck and Sanchez are running on progressive platforms, compared to Woo's more moderate stance, particularly on matters of public safety.
In an interview with KUOW Thursday, Woo welcomed the competition.
"That's the great part of, you know, our democracy," she said.