The ballot is packed for Seward’s municipal election, held in conjunction with borough-wide elections on Oct. 7, with three candidates running for the mayor’s seat and six for Seward City Council.

Incumbent Mayor Sue McClure and current council members Kevin Finch and Randy Wells are all running for reelection.

Mayor’s race

McClure was first elected Seward mayor in 2022. She also previously served for seven years on the Seward City Council and six years on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.

She wrote in her candidate statement that she’s spent the last three years as mayor answering every call to City Hall and helping people with local issues.

“My commitment to the job is very serious and thorough. I have no personal agenda, only to do what is good for Seward,” she wrote. “My goal

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