"All in all, it was a very good election and I think the will of the people prevailed," she said.
Candidate Chahe Keuroghelian also has plans to come out for another run in 2009 and, though disappointed in having lost, thanked his supporters for their efforts.
"I honestly appreciate all the volunteers for putting 100% of their commitment into making sure our message was heard loud and clear," he said. "And I appreciate their involvement in the process and believing in our cause and what we wanted to accomplish."
Keuroghelian — who received 1,657 more votes in 2005 — attributes his loss to a lack of voter turn-out and a need to reach out to more residents his next time around.
Candidate Herbert Molano is also eyeing another run for the council for 2009. But next time, he plans to go all-out, he said.
"This time around I didn't do direct mail, I didn't do phone banks, I didn't do any of the traditional methods to get votes," he said. "I wanted to get an assessment for myself on what it takes."
Molano feels special interests played too large a part in swaying the turnout of the election, but is happy that Montrose businessman John Drayman was elected.
On his second time around, Molano plans to put the pedal to the metal and really go for the goal.
"I'm going to be running in two years to be dedicated for the win," he said. "People have said they would support me. This election I really felt reluctant to ask for campaign contributions, knowing I wasn't giving a 100% of my effort toward this endeavor."
For candidate Vrej Agajanian, who said he has a lot of support and contributions from the community, losing the election was disheartening.
