Looks to be all but certain by now that come January, Auburn City Council incumbents James Jeyaraj and Robyn Mulenga will relinquish their seats to, respectively, Tracy Taylor-Turner and Clinton Taylor.

Meanwhile, the race between Cheryl Rakes — who was appointed to the council last January — and Lisa Stirgus for Auburn City Council Pos. 1 has tightened and remained too close to call as of Wedneday (Nov. 15), while Hanan Amer has narrowly overtaken Brian Lott in the contest for Pos. 1.

Here are the numbers by position as of 1:15 p.m., Nov. 15. Note that part of Auburn is in Pierce County.

Pos. 1

Councilmember Cheryl Rakes vs. Lisa Stirgus: In the combined results of King and Pierce counties, Rakes has maintained her lead though by a narrower margin with 5,322 votes (51.2%) to Stirgus’ 5,015 votes (48.29%). The numbers above break down by county as follows:

King County: Rakes, 4,619 votes (51.22 %); Stirgus, 4,340 votes (48.19 %)

Pierce County: Rakes, 681 votes (50.86%); Stirgus, 655 votes (48.92%)

Pos. 3

Incumbent James Jeyaraj vs. Tracy Taylor-Turner: In the combined results of King and Pierce counties, Taylor-Turner has 6,135 votes (58.27 %) to Jeyaraj’s 4,357 votes (41.38 %). Those numbers break down by county as follows:

King County: Taylor Turner, 5,414 votes (59.09%); Jeyaraj, 3,717 votes (40.57%)

Pierce County: Taylor Turner, 721 votes (52.82 %); Jeyaraj, 640 votes (46.89%)

Pos. 5

Incumbent Robyn Mulenga vs. Clinton Taylor: In the combined results of King and Pierce counties, Taylor has 5,726 votes (54.72 %) and Mulenga has 4,699 votes (44.91 %). Those numbers break down as follows by county:

King County: Taylor, 5,046 votes (55.34%); Mulenga, 4,036 votes (44.26%)

Pierce County: Taylor, 680 votes (50.56%); Mulenga, 663 votes (49.29%)

Pos. 7

Hanan Amer vs. Brian Lott: In the combined results of King and Pierce counties, Hanan Amer has narrowly overtaken Brian Lott, reversing his election night lead, with 5,255 votes (50.19%) to Lott’s 5,172 votes (49.4%) for the empty Position 7 seat. The numbers break down as follows by county:

King County: Amer, 4,490 votes (49.22%); Lott, 4,593 votes (50.35%)

Pierce County: Amer, 765 votes (56.75%); Lott, 579 votes (42.95%)