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# Final countdown: Candidates get in their last words
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/final-countdown-candidates-get-in-their-last-words/
- Published: 2004-11-01T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:22:35.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

CITY AT LARGE — With the election only a day away, candidates have entered their final hours of campaigning. On the local level, the results of the City Council election will play a large role in shaping the future of Santa Monica.

With more than a dozen people vying for four open seats, this campaign season has seen its share of action, and candidates have had multiple opportunities to tell voters where they stand on the issues and to distinguish themselves from the other candidates. Here, the Daily Press gave them one more chance to do this.

On page 4 and 5, 11 of the candidates have answered this final question: This is the last chance to tell voters what you have to say. What is your final message to Santa Monica residents as they head to the polls?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 1, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/110104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)