Deepak Chopra says he is considering making another run for council in 2004, when two seats are up for grabs. Chopra, who garnered 484 votes (17.1 percent) to finish fourth, says he focused his campaigning efforts on the last two weeks before Election Day, after many had already sent in their absentee ballots. Chopra was also the sole candidate to place advertisements in the newspaper.

"Next time I'm going to be more prepared," Chopra said.

Chopra says incumbent Barbara Nesbet, Mark Brodsky and Curtis Wright deserved to win the three seats. "I'll support all three of them. I have no problem with any of them," Chopra said.

Kim Hanrahan received 326 votes (11.5 percent). Hanrahan says if she had to do it all over again, she would have started canvassing neighborhoods earlier on in the process. Hanrahan also says the lack of endorsement from the Los Gatos Weekly-Times significantly damaged her chances for election. She will not be pursuing a council term again in 2004 or get involved in the community in any other way.

Hanrahan said, however, "I'm really glad I did this, good or bad."

This is Nesbet's second council win; the incumbent maintained an overwhelming lead with 29.3 percent of the votes (830). "It's an honor to be reelected with so many people's support. It's just great," Nesbet said.

Although Nesbet says there is much work to be done in the next four years, the immediate need is to "try to get things organized." Nesbet says she will clean out the files from her first term and pick up all of her campaign signs.

Brodsky, second with 641 of the votes (22.6 percent), said, "I think Barbara's victory, coming in at number one, means this town needs some continuity." Brodsky says he hopes to add to that continuity as a councilman.

Brodsky says he is looking forward to being on the new council and collaborating on a traffic study of the Winchester Boulevard/Daves Avenue intersection. "Hopefully, we'll work together and get that Phase 2 going," Brodsky said.

Wright won a seat by coming in third with 550 votes (19.4 percent). Wright says the next four years on the council "will be interesting." The trio of winners will join Vice Mayor David Baxter and Councilman Erin Garner to round out the council.

Mayor Jack Lucas and Councilwoman Suzanne Jackson have maxed out their term limits. Their last council meeting is Dec. 3.