Eight candidates are running for open seats on the Federal Way City Council with three incumbents — one unopposed — making only one position eligible for the primary, according to King County Elections.

The candidate filing deadline ended at 4:30 p.m. on Friday after opening up that previous Monday.

Four candidates have filed for three Federal Way Public Schools board of education director positions; five have filed for two South King Fire and Rescue board of fire commissioners positions and the Lakehaven Utility District has four candidates for its commission with the majority vying for Position 3.

The race projected to be the most expensive this campaign season, Representative Position 2 of Legislative District No. 30, remains unchanged since Federal Way City Councilman Martin Moore announced his drop out.

These are Federal Way’s political candidates for 2015:

Legislative District No. 30; Representative Position 2

• Republican Teri Hickel
• Incumbent Democrat Carol Gregory

Incumbent Rep. Carol Gregory was appointed to the Legislature by Gov. Jay Inslee in January after late Rep. Roger Freeman passed away six days prior to winning the November 2014 general election. Gregory currently serves on the Federal Way Public Schools Board of Education and was president of the board for one year after she was elected in 2013. Teri Hickel is the founder of the Federal Way-based Advancing Leadership organization and has worked as the interim CEO for the Greater Federal Way Chamber of Commerce.

Federal Way City Council

Council Position No. 1

• Anthony Murrietta
• Mark Greene
• Incumbent Lydia Assefa-Dawson

Council Position No. 3

• Incumbent Susan Honda

Council Position No. 5

• Mark Koppang
• Julie L. Hiller

Council Position No. 7

• Incumbent Dini Duclos
• P.K. Thumbi

Incumbent Lydia Assefa-Dawson will face chair of the Revived Citizens Party Mark Greene and Anthony Murrietta, a Parks and Planning Commissioner for the city. Assefa-Dawson was appointed to the council in March 2014 after Mayor Jim Ferrell vacated his council seat.

Incumbent Susan Honda has been with the council since she was elected in November 2011 and will run unopposed. However, Mark Koppang, who is chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission and active in the Kiwanis club will challenge longtime businesswoman and volunteer Julie Hiller for Position 5, current Councilman Bob Celski’s seat.

Incumbent Dini Duclos has been with the council since she was elected in 2007. She will face P.K. (Paul Kirehu) Thumbi, a commissioner for the Arts Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission.

Federal Way School District No. 210

Director District No. 2

• Angela Griffin
• Incumbent Claire Wilson

Director District No. 3

• Liz Drake

Director District No. 5

• Hiroshi Eto

Former Federal Way Public Schools board member Angela Griffin, who served from 2008 to 2014, will vie against incumbent Claire Wilson. Wilson, the board’s current vice president and legislative liaison, has been with the board since she was first elected in 2011.

Unopposed Liz Drake will likely take over current school board member Danny Peterson’s position. Drake filed for this position against Peterson in 2011 but dropped out of the race after the district hired her for a principal position at Thomas Jefferson High School. Retired civil engineer Hiroshi Eto, also unopposed, was appointed after former school board member Tony Moore resigned just after his felony theft conviction.

South King Fire and Rescue

Commissioner Position No. 2

• Roger Flygare
• Bill Fuller
• Jerry Galland

Commissioner Position No. 3

• Incumbent John Rickert
• Marty Grisham

Having run for open seats several times, Roger Flygare and Jerry Galland are longtime campaigners. Both will face FRM Consultant Bill Fuller in the August primary election. The position opened after longtime commissioner Mark Freitas recently announced he will not seek re-election.

Incumbent John Rickert, elected in 2010, is a retired captain who served in the Federal Way Fire Department for 32 years. He will vie against Marty Grisham, the emergency management manager for the city of Tukwila.

Lakehaven Utility District

Commissioner Position No. 3

• Richard Peterson
• Peter Sanchez
• Randy Smith

Manager of all Catholic Cemeteries in King County, Richard Peterson, is among candidates Peter Sanchez, a Southwest Suburban Sewer District employee, and Randy Smith, a former commissioner on the Parks and Recreation Commission, are vying for the commissioner position currently occupied by Charles Gibson.

Commissioner Position No. 5

• Incumbent Ronald E. Nowicki

Unopposed incumbent Ron Nowicki has been with the Lakehaven Utility District Board of Commissioners since he was appointed in July 2006.