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# Election has fewer hopefuls
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/election-has-fewer-hopefuls/
- Published: 2006-08-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:17:05.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

CITY HALL — The competition for three seats on the City Council looks to be considerably lighter than in prior elections with 10 candidates officially qualified for the November ballot.

That’s in contrast to elections over the past three decades, which have seen an average of 13 candidates per election.

In 1975, there was a record-setting 32 candidates, according to the City Clerk’s office.

The current council hopefuls include: three incumbents, Mayor Bob Holbrook, and council members Pam O’Connor and Kevin McKeown; two candidates from prior elections, Linda Armstrong and Jonathan Mann; and newcom-

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 23, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082306.pdf?ref=smdp.com)