Elections Update: Hague Draws Challengers for Council Seat from Kirkland, Mercer Island

Two challengers to Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Jane Hague have filed as candidates, according to the King County Elections agency.

Hague, a Bellevue resident who has served on Metropolitan King County Council since 1994, the same year it formed. She represents District 6, which includes Beaux Arts, Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Kirkland, Medina, Mercer Island, Redmond and Yarrow Point. The seats are nonpartisan.

Hague kicked off her campaign in April -- here is our s. Richard E. Mitchell of Mercer Island and Port of Seattle Commissioner John Creighton of Kirkland are now listed as her challengers on the King County Elections website.

Mitchell is a King County Housing Authority Commissioner, and is an attorney trained in architecture and urban planning, according to his website. Mitchell reported on his Facebook page that he is officially kicking off his campaign at an event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community Center.

Creighton was elected to the the Seattle Port Commission in 2005 and is a business lawyer who lives in Kirkland.

Former Bellevue city councilwoman Patsy Bonincontri also has expressed interest in running for Hague's seat, but she was not listed as having filed as of noon Tuesday.

Voters will narrow the candidates down to two in a primary election on Aug. 16 The top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election.

This week is filing week. The deadline to file as a candidate for local offices is 4:30 p.m. Friday.