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OXNARD : Defeated Officials Unsure on New Race

Neither of the two Oxnard incumbents unseated in the Nov. 3 City Council election have decided whether to run for the seat left open by the promotion of Manuel Lopez from councilman to mayor.

Dorothy Maron and Geraldine Furr said Friday that they still are unsure about entering the race, which officially starts Thursday when the filing period opens and culminates with a March 2 election. Maron and Furr were unseated by by Andres Herrera and Bedford Pinkard.

“When I lost, my natural feeling was absolutely not,” Maron said. “But I have some people pushing me to run, so I really can’t give you a definitive answer.”

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The City Council on Wednesday agreed to let voters choose Lopez’s replacement, despite the $40,000 to $60,000 cost of a special election.

The decision to call a special election came three weeks after a hard-fought campaign that resulted in a dramatic shift of power at City Hall, including the choice of Lopez as Oxnard’s first elected Latino mayor.

Maron said she believes she has a good chance in a special election of collecting votes--especially from blacks and Latinos--that went to Pinkard and Herrera.

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“In the past, I have always had a good minority vote,” she said.

Furr could not be reached for comment, but a spokesman said she still is undecided about the race.

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