The flurry put three candidates in each of the district seats up for election on the Big Spring City Council. Those filing were Raul Marquez, John Huckabee, Bahola DeLeon and Steve Campbell.

Marquez, a longtime local business owner, joins incumbent Manuel Ramirez Jr., a Big Spring VA Medical Center employee, and Terena Restman, a horse trainer and breeder, in the race for District 2.

Huckabee, owner of Huck's Automotive,  lined up with incumbent Gloria McDonald and Joyce Crooker in a bid for District 4.

And Bahola DeLeon, a VA Medical Center employee, and retiree Steve Campbell filed for District 6, which is also being courted by Terry Hansen, vice president at Howard College. The incumbent in that district, Greg Biddison, decided not to seek another term.

Incumbents electing not to run again was the norm at Coahoma, where councilmen David Elmore and Ricky Stone and Mayor Bill Reed all opted out of another term. There are no shortage of candidates, however. Filing for city council were Ronnie Dodson, Elmer Lindsey, Jay Holt and Ray Lee. Casting a bid to replace Reed, a longtime fixture at city hall, were Warren Wallace and Linda Luce.

There will not be any city elections at Forsan or Stanton.

In Forsan, incumbents Mary Gressett, Fred Hogan and Marty Whetsel filed to run for another term but have no challengers. In Stanton, at-large incumbent Tommy Haislip and District 4 incumbent Steven Villa filed. They also have no opponents.

Election day will be May 9 with early voting set April 27 through May 5.