# Glendora City Council, District 1 Compare records and positions simply between Michael Allawos or Teri Merrick for Glendora City Council, District 1 at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person holds your district's seat on Glendora's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years, with no limit on how many terms a councilmember may serve. - Jurisdiction: City of Glendora - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/glendora-council-1 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: August 31, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 85 out of 100 (Strong), across 7 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Michael Allawos** — Councilmember/Business Owner · Incumbent - **Teri Merrick** — Retired Professor/Teacher A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. Incumbent Michael Allawos, a former Glendora mayor completing his current council term, faces Teri Merrick, a more than 50-year Glendora resident, for the District 1 seat. This person holds one of five district seats on Glendora's City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years. Council members choose one of their own to serve as mayor, presiding over meetings but casting only one vote like any other member. There's no limit on how many terms a councilmember may serve. Allawos is campaigning as the incumbent on continued support for police and fire services and continuing to work with the business community and county and state lawmakers. Merrick is campaigning on a detailed platform — measured development, foothill and trail protection, community-oriented policing, and government transparency — built on decades of residency rather than any elected or appointed record. ## Michael Allawos Michael Allawos is the incumbent, a 27-year Glendora resident, business owner, and former mayor of Glendora now completing his current council term. He's running on continued support for the police and fire departments and continuing to work "with Glendora's business community, county, and state lawmakers." He's the only candidate in this contest who has already held elected city office. **Strengths:** A prior term as Glendora's mayor plus his current council term give him more elected city-government experience than his opponent. **Trade-offs:** His campaign site names broad priorities — public safety, business collaboration — without a specific new proposal distinct from his current term. **Keep in mind:** He requested the ballot designation "Councilmember/Business Owner," foregrounding the office he already holds rather than only his private-sector title. ## Teri Merrick Teri Merrick is a more than 50-year Glendora resident and first-time candidate challenging Allawos for the District 1 seat. They're running on a six-point platform headlined by measured, "responsive, affordable development," protecting the foothills and trails, and "community-oriented policing and proactive local outreach." Their campaign site names no current occupation. **Strengths:** A specific six-point platform — including foothill protection and road repairs — gives voters concrete standards to hold them to if elected. **Trade-offs:** No record in elected or appointed office; their case rests on decades of residency rather than any government service. **Keep in mind:** Their campaign describes itself as grassroots-funded, run on neighborhood volunteers and donations — the more common position for a first-time challenger facing a sitting officeholder. ## Review notes - Allawos for Glendora City Council and Teri Merrick for Glendora City Council may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources. ## Sources 1. [City of Glendora — Final List of Candidates, General Municipal Election, November 3, 2026 (City Council Districts 1 and 4; certified 2026-08-07)](https://www.cityofglendora.gov/files/assets/city/v/3/city-clerk/documents/elections/2026-elections/_2026-cl-of-gme-2026-candidates-final-2026-08-07.pdf) 2. [City of Glendora — Notice of Nominees for Public Office, General Municipal Election, November 3, 2026 (ballot designations by district)](https://www.cityofglendora.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/city-clerk/documents/elections/2026-08-14-nominee-for-public-office.pdf) 3. [City of Glendora — City Council (official directory: current councilmembers by district, with the council-assigned Mayor)](https://www.cityofglendora.gov/City-Hall/City-Council) 4. [Glendora Chamber of Commerce — Candidate Forums (Sept. 14, 2026 City Council Candidate Forum roster and candidate links)](https://www.glendora-chamber.org/forums) 5. [City of Glendora — public NetFile campaign-finance disclosure portal (FPPC Form 460/497 transactions by filer)](https://netfile.com/public/COG/campaign/search-entities) 6. [Allawos for Glendora City Council — campaign site](https://allawosforcitycouncil.com) 7. [Teri Merrick for Glendora City Council — campaign site](https://merrickforglendora.com) ## The rest of the ballot Glendora City Council, District 1 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. Vote or Else builds the full list for any California address and breaks down each contest the way this page does, with no account and without storing the address: https://voteorelse.com/ ## How to cite this page Vote or Else, "Glendora City Council, District 1 — November 3, 2026 California general election," https://voteorelse.com/2026/glendora-council-1 (sources last retrieved August 31, 2026). 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