Two of the four Auburn City Council positions up for a vote this year will be contested in the Nov. 1 general election, according to the King County Elections division.
With filing week in Washington State ending at 5 p.m., Friday, incumbent Virginia Haugen, Position 5, waited until late in the day to declare her intention to seek a second term. To get there, Haugen will have to best John Hayes Holman.
Wayne Osborne, a retired air traffic controller, and locksmith Frank Lonergan, who ran two years ago for Auburn Mayor, will square off for Position 7. Incumbent Lynn Norman is not seeking reelection.
Incumbent Bill Peloza, Position 3, who is seeking his third term, and Largo Wales, former director of ACAP Child and Family Services, will run uncontested. Wales will fill the Council Position 1 seat left open by Sue Singer, who is not seeking reelection.