Editor's Note: Four on the Floor
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Quick facts: Tucson City Council Aug. 3 primary election
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The landscape for this year s Tucson City Council came into focus
earlier this week, as the deadline to turn in nominating petitions arrived with eight candidates filing to run for office.
No Republican candidates filed to run this year, but two independent candidates did turn in their petitions ahead of Monday s deadline.
There are three seats up for grabs in Wards 3, 5 and 6. Barring successful legal challenges to nominating petitions or write-in campaigns in the primary, here s how the ballot is shaping up:
Ward 3: This north-central seat is wide open as
Paul Durham, who won the seat four years ago, stepped down last month for personal reasons. Democrat
Advertisement: Carolyn Campbell, a veteran of many land-use battles over the decades in Tucson, is chairing Dahl s campaign. In a sign of strong organization, Dahl last week filed his application for city matching funds for his campaign after raising roughly $10,000, which included 235 contributions of at least $10 from city residents. Provided he qualifies after an audit (candidates need to deliver a minimum of 200 contributions of $10 or more), Dahl will be eligible for a dollar-for-dollar match of whatever he can raise, but he has to limit his campaign spending. The cap for this year s campaigns has not yet been calculated. Dahl said he would focus on developing strategies to reduce the impact on climate change on Tucson.“We need aggressive adaptation and mitigation plans to deal with the disproportionate impact that climate will have on vulnerable communities,” says Dahl. “At