OAKLAND — A senior adviser to Mayor Libby Schaaf is challenging at-large Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan in one of the five council races on the November ballot.

The City Clerk’s Office on Tuesday released a list of qualified candidates that includes all five incumbents running to keep their seats. In all, 14 candidates are running for five seats.

Margaret “Peggy” Moore, who resigned from the mayor’s office on Friday to work on her own campaign, is one of the more prominent challenger names to appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. Another Kaplan opponent, businessman Bruce Quan, has ties to former Mayor Jean Quan, though they are not related.

Moore has deep Democratic ties and is an LGBT activist. She was recently the state director for Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign and held a similar position in President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.

“Peggy sees Oakland as dynamic and a diverse city, but there are still far too many people who are struggling to maintain affordability,” her campaign manager, Christman Bowers, said Tuesday.

Kaplan said she is more than ready to defend her seat, pointing to her work on helping place measures regarding a police commission and renter protection on the November ballot.

Besides Moore and Quan, Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission Chair Matt Hummel and tax preparer and perennial council candidate Nancy Sidebotham are also running for the at-large seat. Quan, an Oakland native who has also lived in China, helped secure Chinese funding for the massive Brooklyn Basin waterfront development. He has known former Mayor Quan since college.

In North Oakland’s District 1, probate attorney and community volunteer Kevin Corbett is challenging Councilman Dan Kalb, who is seeking a second four-year term. West Oakland’s District 3 pits council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney against Noni Session. Gibson McElhaney already has a wide financial lead with about $94,000 in hand. Session has not yet filed campaign finance records.

In the Fruitvale district, Viola Gonzales, the CEO of Anew America, is running against Councilman Noel Gallo.

Lastly, longtime Councilman Larry Reid faces two challengers for his East Oakland seat: Activist Nehanda Imara, and Marcie Hodge, a former Peralta Community College District board trustee who ran unsuccessfully for mayor and for the Coliseum district seat held by Desley Brooks.

Reid’s daughter, Teva Reid, had pulled papers to run for his seat when multiple heart and back surgeries left him doubtful he could continue. But Reid said he’s recovered and wants one final term to keep the Raiders and A’s in Oakland, and to see through several housing projects in his district, including the 935-home development at the former Oak Knoll Naval Hospital. His daughter will work as his campaign manager.

“I want to make sure all those projects have a shovel in the dirt,” said Reid, who was first elected in 1996. He added, “Trust me, it’s definitely my last term.”

City Attorney Barbara Parker is running unopposed.

David DeBolt covers Oakland. Contact him at 510-208-6453. Follow him at Twitter.com/daviddebolt.