In 2006, two powerful challengers rode a wave of public discontent to unseat two incumbents - Rick Soares (left) and Dan Briggs (bottom).
Those challengers - Pat Hume and Gary Davis - not only pulled off the campaign victory but also have given hope to some challengers in this year's Elk Grove City Council election.
Steve Detrick and all three candidates challenging Sophia Scherman have vigorously inserted themselves and their beliefs into the public eye and are working hard to win. Whether any can unseat an incumbent will be determined on Nov. 4.
In past elections, this year's three incumbents have had different paths to their council seats.
District 1 incumbent Jim Cooper has traditionally had an easy time of things. His only challenger this year is LaWanna Montgomery, someone he beat handily in 2004 by a whopping 17,000+ votes.
In 2004, Scherman had five challengers in District 5 and won by a slim margin over second place finisher Carol McElheny, edging her with around a 2,500-vote margin.
Leary also had a passle of challengers in 2004, and secured the win over second place finisher Mary Addi by just more than 2,000 votes. The District 3 race had four candidates aside from Leary and Addi, including Marco Rodriguez and Braulio "BT" Torres.
Jeff Forward, Elk Grove Citizen
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