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Twentynine Palms City Council, District 4

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City of Twentynine Palms

Twentynine Palms City Council, District 4

This person holds District 4's seat on Twentynine Palms's five-member, district-elected City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Twentynine Palms is a city next to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. It sits in the high desert. Terms are four years and staggered. Only some districts are up in any given November. Districts 3, 4, and 5 are up this cycle. Districts 1 and 2 next return in 2028. The Council picks one of its own members as a rotating Mayor. It also picks another as Mayor Pro Tem each term. Twentynine Palms does not separately elect a citywide Mayor.

Three candidates are running for Twentynine Palms's City Council District 4 seat. Incumbent Octavious Scott faces challengers Carlos Blandon and Karmolette O'Gilvie. Whoever gets the most votes wins, with no primary or runoff.

This person would hold District 4's seat on Twentynine Palms's 5-member, district-elected City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this high-desert city next to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. Terms are four years, staggered so only some districts are up in any given November -- Districts 3, 4, and 5 are up this cycle; Districts 1 and 2 next return in 2028. The Council elects one of its own members to serve as the rotating Mayor and another as Mayor Pro Tem each term; Twentynine Palms does not separately elect a citywide Mayor.

Scott, the council's rotating Mayor Pro Tem, is seeking a second term; Blandon and O'Gilvie are both first-time candidates for this seat. Beyond each one's own filed ballot designation, this dataset found no independent civic-board record, campaign site, or news profile for either challenger.

Octavious Scott

Octavious Scott is Twentynine Palms's incumbent councilmember and the city's Mayor Pro Tem. He served eight years in the U.S. Navy before joining the council in 2022. In July 2026, he voted against pursuing a state grant for a homeless shelter.

Carlos Blandon

Carlos Blandon is a first-time candidate with the ballot title Geographer, challenging incumbent Octavious Scott. No other information about Blandon could be found.

Karmolette O'Gilvie

Karmolette O'Gilvie is a candidate with the ballot title Registered Nurse, challenging incumbent Octavious Scott. No other information about O'Gilvie could be found.

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