- ocvote.gov (opens in a new tab)OC Registrar of Voters -- Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election 11/3/2026 -- City of Los Alamitos section (pages 128-130 of 188, downloaded directly and parsed locally with pypdf since a plain fetch returns undecodable PDF stream data): confirms Member City Council District 4 and District 5 as the city's two November 2026 races, each Vote for 1 with 2 qualified candidates, naming incumbents Shelley Hasselbrink (District 4) and Emily Hibard (District 5) and each candidate's filed ballot designation
- cityoflosalamitos.org (opens in a new tab)City of Los Alamitos -- City Council page: confirms the sitting 5-member, district-elected body (Tanya Doby, District 1, Mayor; Gary Loe, District 2; Jordan Nefulda, District 3, Mayor Pro Tem; Shelley Hasselbrink, District 4; Emily Hibard, District 5), that Districts 4 and 5 are the only two with terms ending Nov 2026 (Districts 1-3 run through Nov 2028), 4-year staggered terms with a 3-consecutive-term limit, and that the Mayor is elected annually by the Council from among its own members each December rather than directly by voters
- cityoflosalamitos.org (opens in a new tab)City of Los Alamitos -- Emily Hibard official council-member biography: BA Political Science (Azusa Pacific), MPA (CSU Northridge); works in manufacturing, media, and music industries; Recording Academy LA Chapter member; authored books on nonprofit development; does not state length of council service or a specific policy platform
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos City Council, District 5
This person holds your district's seat on Los Alamitos's City Council. The council has five members. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations. Los Alamitos does not directly elect a Mayor. Each December, the council elects one of its own members to serve as Mayor. That Mayor serves for the coming year. Not all five council districts are elected in the same year. Only Districts 4 and 5 have terms ending in 2026. Districts 1, 2, and 3 run through November 2028. The term is four years. Members are limited to three terms in a row.
Incumbent Emily Hibard faces challenger John M. Delavigne for Los Alamitos City Council District 5. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright. There is no runoff.
This person holds District 5's seat on Los Alamitos's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. Los Alamitos does not directly elect a Mayor -- each December the Council elects one of its own members to serve as Mayor for the coming year. Only Districts 4 and 5 have terms expiring in 2026; Districts 1, 2, and 3 run through November 2028. The term is four years, and members are limited to three consecutive terms.
Hibard is the sitting District 5 councilmember and now seeking re-election, confirmed by the city's own council roster and her own official biography page, though that page does not state how long she has served. Delavigne holds no city office found in this dataset's research. Beyond each candidate's filed occupation and, for Hibard, her city biography page, no independent profile, platform statement, or news coverage was found for Delavigne in this pass despite a real, time-boxed search effort -- documented below as a gap, not filled in with speculation.
Emily Hibard
Emily Hibard is the sitting District 5 councilmember. The city does not say what year she was first elected. She works across manufacturing, media, and music, and is a member of the Recording Academy. She has written books on nonprofit organization development. Her city biography does not lay out specific policy priorities.
John M. Delavigne
John M. Delavigne's ballot title is "Consultant." No other information about their background or platform was found.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.