After Tuesday's primary, people in Monroeville most likely will have only one council race to watch in November.

That is because two of the incumbents easily won nominations Tuesday and no challengers are filed for the general election.

Councilwoman Carol J. McDevitt, who is seeking a second term on council representing the 6th Ward, was the only council member who faced a challenge in the primary.

Ms. McDevitt, 67, the endorsed Democratic candidate, faced two other candidates in her ward, Bob Williams, 63, a retired structural ironworker, and Debra A. Balcik, 46, a nurse and manager at Mercy Health Center in Pittsburgh.

"It was a good hard race. My opponents were very nice people, and I can say it was a clean race, but I feel very tired," Ms. McDevitt said.

And with that victory, Ms. McDevitt is assured another term on council. So is Councilman David Kucherer, who represents the 2nd Ward. He, too, was unopposed Tuesday and will face no Republican challenger in November.

That leaves one council race to watch: between Republican candidate James H. Brown and Democrat Janice M. Olszewski, both seeking the 4th Ward seat of outgoing Councilman John A. Danzilli Jr.

On his part, Mr. Kucherer, 52, a retired steelworker, said he was "pleasantly surprised to hear the comments of what people are saying about what I do on council."

Commenting on his nomination and almost certain re-election in November, Mr. Kucherer said people had reacted "very positively" toward him because "they know that I'm not afraid to say no on big financial issues."

Citing his commitment to replacing the Northern Pike bridge and his work on updating Monroeville's zoning and planning codes, Mr. Kucherer said he would concentrate his efforts in his new term on Monroeville's economic future.

"Now that Westinghouse is going," he said, "we need a new redevelopment authority in Monroeville. We, as a community, need to stop thinking that we live in the old days when money was just pouring in here."

First Published: May 17, 2007, 10:45 a.m.