This horse race is turning into a stampede!George “Rusty” Williams, the guitar-playing son of long-serving city council member Jeanette Williams, is after Richard McIver’s open seat. To win, he’ll have to overcome an ever-growing list of challengers, topped by Jordan Royer, son of former mayor Charles Royer. Williams is quick to tout his experience working in a variety of industries, from manual labor after high school to his latest venture, commercial real estate. But while Williams might have more breadth of experience, Royer is well ahead in the name-recognition donor list.In addition to his father, Royer is supported by former Seattle mayor Paul Schell, Pike Place Market Executive Director Carol Binder and Cleanscapes CEO (and former SWeekly cover subject) Chris Martin. All told, he’s raised over $19,000 in his bid thus far. Williams’ most recognizable politico is Judy Nicastro–who kicked his campaign $50. Williams does have a bigger war chest at the moment. He reported over $32,000 so far to the Secretary of State’s office, though most of that comes from his own pocket.Of course, at this point, the McIver seat might seem like the most likely chance for a long-shot outsider. Both Richard Conlin and Nick Licata are seeking re-election. And while Jan Drago is out, the contest between Sally Bagshaw and David Bloom pits a couple of very well-connected and well-funded candidates against each other. That leaves McIver’s seat, and people are flocking to it with two months left before the filing deadline.In addition to Royer and Williams, Biotech Stock Research co-founder and CEO David Miller is seeking the 8th seat. Miller wears suits and sports a haircut John Edwards could get behind. He’s well behind in the early fundraising, but culling more top-dollar checks ($700 is the limit for individual donations in the city race) than his competition. He’s also got some hefty contemporary political endorsements including County Council Member Bob Ferguson, mayoral-tease Peter Steinbrueck, and neighborhood activist Kathy Nyland. Of course, and this is where it gets a little confusing, people start looking for support before they formally decide which seat they’ll seek so housing advocate Robert Rosencrantz, another position 8 hopeful, also lists Ferguson and Steinbrueck among his endorsers. Awkward! He also claims the backing of Drago and McIver himself. He’s also boasting a $30,000 war chest so far.Also thinking about getting into the race for the eight is second-time hopeful Robert Sondheim. He picked up 12 percent of the vote in a primary run at Jean Godden’s seat in 2007, not enough to get through to the general election. But the owner of the Rosebud Cafe thinks he might have a chance this time around. He says he’s waiting until it gets closer to the June 5 filing deadline to see who all ends up running for that seat before he decides for certain. It’s getting very crowded in here, but perhaps with so many people splitting up the vote (and Steinbrueck’s endorsement) a dark horse candidate could have a real shot in this race.