Most people are unaware that there is even an election this November, let alone one tomorrow.

But, in what is rapidly becoming the most contentious race in the Salt Lake Valley, the Avenues is seeing no less than five contenders vie for a spot on Salt Lake City’s Council. Their first major hurdle, however, is surviving next Tuesdays primary election – whittling the field down to two candidates.

With traditionally less than five percent of registered voters actually participating in the election, each candidate is working hard to shake as many hands as they can in the traditionally Democratic district.

Here is a breakdown of the candidates to assist those in the Capitol Hill, Marmalade, and Avenues districts towards their decision.

Edward James Aho has done little visible campaigning and, having spent less than $100 on his race, it is safe to say that Aho is not trying all that hard to win.

Lisa Allcott (lisaforcitycouncil.com) was the original front runner as she was the only one running in the race against sitting councilmember Eric Jergensen. Having been on the ground the longest has given her the advantage of name recognition. She has netted impressive Democratic endorsements such as Representatives Biskupski and Johnson along with Senators McCoy, Romero, and Davis. Furthermore the Stonewall Democrats and PPAC have come out swinging for Lisa. Lisa’s top issue is historic preservation.

Phil Carroll appears to be the favorite amongst more conservative Mormons in the district. Carroll is currently the president of the nonprofit Community Housing Services and is concerned about the replacement of hold homes with new, larger ones in the district.

Jennifer J. Johnson (jjjslc.com) is certainly the most unconventional candidate in the race with a large, green, umbrella representing her idea of an all encompassing idea of change towards how the city is viewed by the rest of the world. She wants to make the city greener, smarter, hipper, and safer.

Stan Penfold (friendsofstan.com) is the other heavy-weight in the race. With endorsements from current Salt Lake Mayor Ralph Becker, exiting Councilmember Eric Jergensen, and current Chairwoman of the Salt Lake City Council Jill Remington Love, it is clear that he is the candidate that will fit in best on day one. Stan, too, has been endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats and PPAC along with Equality Utah.

Yossof Sharifi (vote-yo.com) is probably the most Libertarian of the bunch, supporting the majority of progressive social issues while favoring the free market when it comes to arts and parks funding. Yossof’s idea of putting lawyers in the field to help find the root causes of crime is an intriguing one, and the idea of lower taxes is always popular.