There will be seven Sedona residents vying for your vote during this election season.

Each of the candidates running for mayor and Sedona City Council had to get a minimum of 136 signatures but not more than 270 to be eligible to run for office this year. Deadline to return petitions was June 1.

One name absent of those who have turned in their packets is Vice Mayor Mark DiNunzio, who chose not to run again. He has served on council for seven years, five as vice mayor.

“I actually decided two years ago that I would not be running again,” DiNunzio said. “I said that I would serve out my time and then step aside and let some new blood in.”

In recent years he said he found himself being a “voice in the wilderness” in regard to council decisions that he disagreed with. That, coupled with his recent heart surgery, sealed the deal in regard to his decision, he said.

“I’m sure I will still stay active within the community,” he said. “I’ll miss the people and the friendships amongst the city staff and the good people of this town that I have crossed paths with.”

“Having five seats open at one time is not that unusual,” City Clerk Susan Irvine said. “In recent history, it happened in both 2008 and 2010. I don’t believe it will cause any complications for the election. It is clear on the ballot that you will be voting for three council seats for four-year terms and one council seat for a two-year term. The mayor’s seat will also be for a two-year term.”

The two-year council member term is to finish out the seat vacated by Angela LeFevre who stepped down in January. City Council chose Tom Lamkin to fill LeFevre’s seat until this year’s election.

Irvine said those who are seeking office include:

• Incumbent Mayor Sandy Moriarty, who is running unopposed
• Incumbent Councilwoman Jessica Williamson — four-year term
• Incumbent Councilman John Martinez — four-year term
• Former Police Chief Joe Vernier — four-year term
• Former Planning and Zoning Commissioner John Currivan — four-year term
• Incumbent Councilman Tom Lamkin — two-year term
• Current Planning and Zoning Commissioner Gerhard Mayer — two-year term

The primary election is on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Candidates who do not win a majority face a runoff in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8.