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- ocvote.gov (opens in a new tab)OC Registrar of Voters -- Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election 11/3/2026 -- City of Lake Forest section (pages 121-126 of 188): confirms City Council District 2 (5 qualified candidates), District 3 (2), and District 4 (2) as the city's three November 2026 races, each Vote for 1, with incumbent flags and every candidate's filed ballot designation
- lakeforestca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Forest -- City Council page: the full sitting 5-member roster and district assignments (Mayor Robert Pequeño, District 5; Mayor Pro Tem Doug Cirbo, District 1; Mark Tettemer, District 4; Scott Voigts, District 3; Benjamin Yu, District 2) -- confirms which three districts (2, 3, 4) have terms expiring in 2026 and that Districts 3 and 4's incumbents, Voigts and Tettemer, are not among the qualified 2026 candidates for their own seats
- lakeforestca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Forest -- Elections page: confirms Districts 2, 3, and 4 are up in the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election (consolidated with the Orange County Registrar of Voters), the district-based nomination structure, and the candidate-filing timeline (nomination period July 13 - August 7, 2026)
- lakeforestca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Forest -- "List of Candidates for Members of the City Council -- Districts 2, 3, and 4," dated 8/7/2026 (the city clerk's own PDF): every qualified candidate's name, district, and filing dates for all 9 candidates, plus one withdrawn filer (Bob Stuart, District 2, pulled papers but never filed) -- independently matches the county's Proof List exactly
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Lake Forest
Lake Forest City Council, District 2
This person holds your district's seat on Lake Forest's City Council. The council has five members. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. An appointed city manager runs day to day operations. Lake Forest has no separately elected Mayor. The council chooses a Mayor from among its own members each year. It also chooses a Mayor Pro Tem the same way. Not all five council districts are elected the same year. Only Districts 2, 3, and 4 have terms expiring in 2026. The term is four years.
Incumbent Benjamin Yu is running for a second term. Yu faces four challengers, Giurguis "George" Azer, Becky Keene, Brandon Council, and Brittany Thompson. Whichever candidate gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright.
This person holds District 2's seat on Lake Forest's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. Lake Forest is a general-law city with no separately, citywide-elected Mayor -- the council chooses a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem from among its own members each year. Not all five council districts are elected the same year -- only Districts 2, 3, and 4 have terms expiring in 2026. The term is four years.
This is the only one of Lake Forest's three 2026 council races with an incumbent on the ballot. Beyond each candidate's own filed occupation, no campaign site, news coverage, or other independent source could be found for any of the five despite a real, per-candidate search effort -- the city's own elections page confirms it published an individual candidate statement for each of them, but every one of those nine statement PDFs (across all three Lake Forest races) 404s on the city's document system. Documented below as a gap, not filled in with speculation.
Benjamin Yu
Benjamin Yu is a Lake Forest councilmember and businessman seeking a second term. They were first elected to the council in November 2022. No campaign site or news coverage about their platform was found.
Giurguis "George" Azer
Giurguis "George" Azer filed their candidacy as a Small Business Owner. No campaign site or news coverage about them was found.
Becky Keene
Becky Keene filed their candidacy as a Systems Analyst. No campaign site or news coverage about them was found.
Brandon Council
Brandon Council filed their candidacy as a Mechanical Engineer. No campaign site or news coverage about them was found.
Brittany Thompson
Brittany Thompson filed their candidacy as a Community Volunteer. No campaign site or news coverage about them was found.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.