Article: In Springfield, running's a shoo-in.(City/Region)(Candidates for City Council, as well as the mayor, find themselves with no opposition)

Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard

SPRINGFIELD - Welcome to the City Council, Terri Leezer.

And welcome back, Mayor Sid Leiken, and councilors Dave Ralston and Joe Pishioneri.

It's a no-contest kind of election season in Springfield, where all four of the aforementioned candidates find themselves running unopposed for volunteer city posts.

That means that unless someone mounts a successful, last-minute write-in campaign, Leiken, Leezer, Ralston and Pishioneri are guaranteed of winning four-year terms in the May 20 primary.

"It certainly makes for a very inexpensive campaign," said Leezer, a city planning commission member ...

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