Election Lineup

The filing period opened Monday for city council, school district and special district candidates in the Nov. 8 general election. Candidacy papers must be filed by Aug. 12. City council elections will be held in 28 of Orange County’s 31 cities (Dana Point, Seal Beach and Tustin held council elections earlier this year). There will also be elections in four community college districts, three high school districts, 10 unified school districts and 13 elementary school districts. Special district elections will be held for directors and trustees of community services, water, sanitary, irrigation, parks and recreation, and library districts. Cities holding council and mayoral elections in November:

Anaheim: mayor, two council

Brea: three council

Buena Park: three council

Costa Mesa: two council

Cypress: three council

Fountain Valley: three council

Fullerton: three council

Garden Grove: mayor, two council

Huntington Beach: four council

Irvine: mayor, two council

Laguna Beach: three council

Laguna Hills: three council

Laguna Niguel: two council

La Habra: two council

Lake Forest: three council

La Palma: two council

Los Alamitos: three council

Mission Viejo: three council

Newport Beach: four council

Orange: two council

Placentia: two council

San Clemente: three council

San Juan Capistrano: three council

Santa Ana: mayor, three council

Stanton: three council

Villa Park: three council

Westminster: mayor, two council

Yorba Linda: two council

Source: Orange County registrar of voters; Researched by ALAN EYERLY / For The Times

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