Seattle, King County candidates have until Friday to make it official

If you're thinking about running for political office in King County, there's still time, but the clock is ticking. It's candidate filing week.

So far, around 40 people have indicated they plan to run for Seattle City Council this year. But all the candidates need to file this week to make those intentions official (only 29 candidates were officially listed on the county's website as of Wednesday morning).

Seven Seattle council district races are on the ballot this year. Most are open seats where the incumbents decided not to run again.

So far, eight candidates are listed as running for a King County Council seat.

If you want to give it a shot to shape the future of Seattle or King County, you have until 4 p.m. Friday to file online. People can file in-person before 4:30 p.m. Friday at the King County Elections headquarters in Renton.