Santa Monica 2026 Ballot Takes Shape With Contested Races
The field of candidates for Santa Monica's 2026 local elections is set after the deadline to file for office passed this week, with contests unfolding for City Council, the Rent Control Board, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education.
According to city candidate filing records dated Aug. 12, 2026, multiple hopefuls pulled nomination papers in the weeks leading up to the deadline, though not all who took out papers ultimately filed, and some who filed later withdrew.
Three four-year seats are up for election. While some candidates have already qualified for the race, those that submitted paperwork by the deadline may still qualify in the coming days as their applications are verified. :
Two candidates withdrew from the race: Nathaniel I. Jones and Angela D. Scott.
Four prospective candidates who pulled papers did not submit them: Autumn Dubra, Erik Kramer, Jonathan Louis Mann and Charles A. Mokuolu. Virginia Reese …