Eleven candidates, including three incumbents, have already picked up papers to run in the City Council election next March.
Petition pickup began Monday, and the qualifying deadline is Dec. 19 at noon.
No one has yet picked up in District 4, where Darrin Ledford announced he is not running again.
Those picking up so far include:
District 3
Jeff Davis
Tom Marshall
District 5
Isaiah "Ike" Hester (Incumbent)
Samantha Reid-Hawkins
District 7
Raquetta Dotley (Incumbent)
District 8
Anna Golladay
Marvene Noel (Incumbent)
Kelvin Scott
District 9
Ron Elliott
Jon Jon Weslolowski
Elizabeth Woods