Things got busy…

…at Records & Elections after I checked in Friday morning. By the close of filing, City Councilmember Chris Eggen had picked up a challenger, making all three races two-way contests. Meanwhile, the school board races filled up, with two of the three seats there being contested.

Since these are all non-partisan races and there are only two candidates per contest, they'll all move straight to the November ballot. That means it may take awhile for the campaigns to gear up and for the issues they're emphasizing to emerge, but it could get spirited in Upper Left's home town..