- clerkrecorder.venturacounty.gov (opens in a new tab)Ventura County's own certified 'Contest/Candidate Proof List' (report CFMR001), the on-ballot roster dated and printed August 18, 2026, in 'alpha order applied' form -- names all four Ojai City contests (Mayor; Council Districts 1, 2, 3) as ON BALLOT with their exact qualified-candidate rosters, ballot designations, and incumbency flags
- clerkrecorder.venturacounty.gov (opens in a new tab)Ventura County's companion 'Contest/Candidate Proof List -- Off Ballot' document, dated August 17, 2026 -- Ojai's City Council contests do not appear anywhere in this document, corroborating by absence that none were cancelled or resolved by appointment under Elections Code Section 10229
- ojai.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)The City of Ojai City Clerk's Office's own 'Election Information' page (updated August 7, 2026, the regular filing deadline): a candidate-by-candidate filing table (papers pulled/filed/qualified) independently confirming the county's certified roster exactly, including Clay Creasey's withdrawn Mayor filing
- ojai.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)The City of Ojai's own City Council page: names the sitting five-member Council by district and term, and states Ordinance 889 (Dec. 11, 2018) moved Ojai from at-large to district-based Council elections under Elections Code Section 10010 and the California Voting Rights Act, with the Mayor, City Clerk, and City Treasurer remaining elected citywide
- netfile.com (opens in a new tab)A negative-result campaign-finance source: the City of Ojai's NetFile public campaign-finance portal, the sole channel for 2026-cycle filings per the city's own FPPC Filing Requirements page -- a client-side JavaScript app gated behind a Cloudflare Turnstile challenge, returning no filer or report content to any automated fetch this session
- ojaivalleynews.com (opens in a new tab)Ojai Valley News -- 'City clerk rejects recall of Councilmember Andrew Whitman' (Sept. 21, 2023): reports the City Clerk's rejection of a recall petition against District 3's Andrew Whitman on procedural grounds (the lead proponent's District 3 residency)
Last updated September 1, 2026.
City of Ojai
Ojai City Council, District 3
This person represents one of Ojai's four numbered City Council districts. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land-use decisions. A citywide-elected Mayor also sits on the council. An appointed City Manager runs day-to-day operations. Ojai moved from at-large to district elections in 2018, under Ordinance 889. This followed the California Voting Rights Act. The term is four years.
Andrew K. Whitman holds the District 3 seat. They are unopposed for a second term. The Mayor's seat also drew no challenger. No other Ojai council seat is uncontested this cycle.
This person represents District 3 on Ojai's five-member City Council -- one of four numbered districts created when the city moved from at-large to district-based Council elections in 2018 (Ordinance 889). The term is four years. The Mayor, City Clerk, and City Treasurer remain elected citywide. Whitman has held the seat since their 2022 election.
In 2023, a group calling itself Ojai For All filed a Notice of Intention to recall Whitman; the City Clerk's Office rejected the filing on procedural grounds -- state law requires a recall proponent to be a registered voter within the officeholder's own district, and the group's lead proponent was not a District 1 resident. Organizers said at the time they intended to refile; this dataset found no confirmation the recall was ever refiled or reached a vote.
Andrew K. Whitman
Whitman is the incumbent. They are seeking another term. Their filed ballot title is Incumbent. They have held the District 3 seat since their 2022 election. In 2023 they faced a recall effort that failed. The city clerk rejected it on procedural grounds. No 2026 platform or occupation was found for them beyond their incumbency.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.