The lineup of candidates seeking to lead Birmingham for the next four years is set with nine people vying for the position of mayor and more than two dozen seeking to serve on the city council.

Qualifying for the Aug. 26 municipal elections ended Friday. The crowded list includes familiar names, former officials and some newcomers to city politics.

Here are the contenders for mayor:

Kamau “Marlon” Afrika

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan

Marilyn James-Johnson

Jerimy Littlepage

Brian K. Rice

David Russell

Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales

Incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin

Frank Woodson

Woodfin is seeking a third term. The contenders are diverse in their experience and political visibility.

For example, Givan is a lawyer and state legislator, while Scales is also a veteran politician, serving on the county commission and formerly serving on the city council.

Several longtime activists are also on the ballot, including Afrika and Russell. Woodson is a pastor and non-profit executive. Newcomers include Littlepage who said he was inspired by Woodfin to seek the elected office.

The race for nine-member city council is also packed with 29 contestants.

Two incumbents, District 5 Councilman Darrell O’Quinn and Hunter Williams in District 2, are the only council members without competition.

The race for District 8 is crowded with nine people seeking to fill an open seat as current councilwoman Carol Clarke declined to seek reelection. Longtime District 3 Councilwoman Valerie Abbott is retiring from city hall after more than 24 years.

In District 9, former councilman John Hilliard is seeking a political comeback in a challenge to reclaim his former seat from incumbent LaTonya Tate. That race also includes Beatrice Collins, an education advocate, and Richard E. Franklin Jr., an activist and president of the Birmingham Federation of Teachers

Here are the candidates:

District 1

Tara Nix

Incumbent Councilman Clinton Woods

Willie C. Goldsmith

Priscilla Edwards

District 2:

Councilman Hunter Williams (Uncontested)

District 3:

Josh Vasa

Ryan Jones

District 4:

Darryl T. Williams

Brian Gunn

Joseph Jordan Holt

Incumbent Councilman J.T. Moore

District 5:

Councilman Darrell O’Quinn (Uncontested)

District 6:

Keith O. Williams

Incumbent Councilwoman Crystal N. Smitherman

District 7:

Lonnie Franklin Malone

Incumbent Councilwoman Wardine Towers Alexander

District 8:

Eric Delk

David Rivers

Susan Palmer

April Myers Williams

Adlai M. Trone

Jonathan Hatten

Sonja Q. Smith

Justin M. Smith

Joe May

District 9:

Richard E. Franklin Jr.

Beatrice Collins

Incumbent Councilwoman LaTonya Tate

John Hilliard