OGDEN — The Ogden mayoral seat — with two announced hopefuls thus far — isn’t the only post in Ogden or across Weber County up for grabs this election cycle.

Three Ogden City Council seats will also be on the ballot, with at least one of them — the District 4 post — potentially wide open as incumbent Ben Nadolski indicates he is leaning against seeking reelection. Nadoloski is finishing his second term in the seat that encompasses southeast Ogden, including the Weber State campus and the Shadow Valley area.

“That is a really hard question to answer with 100% certainty,” Nadolski said in a message to the Standard-Examiner when queried about his plans. “But I am leaning heavily toward NOT seeking re-election for my seat.”

There’s no single reason, he said. Rather several factors figure in his thinking “starting with my family and my personal health and wellness.”

Richard Hyer, the three-term incumbent in the District 2 seat, says his intent at this early stage is to seek a fourth term. District 2 covers northern Ogden.

Luis Lopez, the two-term incumbent in seat C, an at-large post meant to represent the city as a whole, didn’t immediately respond to queries from the Standard-Examiner seeking comment. He indicated in comments at Tuesday’s Ogden City Council meeting, however, that he has been mulling a bid for mayor but that he’s not sure that’s the route he wants to go.

He suspects all the City Council members have been asked if they plan to run for mayor given the coming election, Lopez said, and that it’s been tough as he weighs the question. “I’ve never had to do so much reflection about my answer about that than I’ve had to do this time,” he said.

He’s thought of his family as he’s considered the matter, Lopez said, which weighs on his decision. “The more that I think about it, the more I feel like I would not want to do that, I would not want to do that job,” he said, offering thanks to the incumbent, Mayor Mike Caldwell, for his efforts leading the city.

Caldwell, finishing his third term, told the Standard-Examiner last week that he hasn’t decided if he’ll seek a fourth term.

To be sure, the deadline to file for any of the city posts up for grabs this cycle — June 1-7 — is months off. But the season is lurching forward, with two announced hopefuls in the Ogden mayoral race, Taylor Knuth and Angel Castillo.

And posts will be up for grabs all across Weber County. The only other mayoral seat in the county that comes open this cycle is the top spot in Hooper, now held by Dale Fowers. Numerous city council spots, however, will be on the ballot. Here are some of the seats that will be up for grabs:

Roy: The City Council seats now held by Ann Jackson, Diane Wilson and Joe Paul will be on the ballot.

North Ogden: The City Council seats now held by Ryan Barker, Charlotte Ekstrom and Phillip Swanson are up for grabs.

West Haven: The City Council seats now held by Carrie Call, Kim Dixon and Nina Morse are up for election.

South Ogden: The City Council seats now held by Jeannette Smyth, Susan Stewart and Mike Howard will be on the ballot.

According to the Weber County Elections Office, city council and town council seats will also be on the ballot in Farr West, Harrisville, Hooper, Huntsville, Marriott-Slaterville, Plain City, Pleasant View, Riverdale, Uintah and Washington Terrace.

The primary election date is Aug. 15 and the general election is set for Nov. 7.

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