The Los Al LedgerLos Alamitos · Rossmoor
Vol. 1 — Friday, September 18, 2026

Elections

On the ballot: November 3, 2026

The local seats Los Alamitos and Rossmoor voters decide this year, and the deadlines around them.

Local contests

  • Los Alamitos City Council

    2 seats — Districts 4 and 5

    Four-year terms. Incumbents Shelley Hasselbrink (D4) and Emily Hibard (D5).

    Files with: City Clerk

  • Los Alamitos Unified School District

    2 seats — Trustee Areas 1 and 3

    Incumbents Marlys Davidson (Area 1) and Diana D. Hill (Area 3, board president).

    Files with: Registrar of Voters

  • Rossmoor Community Services District

    2 of 5 at-large seats

    Four-year terms beginning December 4. Incumbents Michael Maynard and Jo Shade (board president).

    Files with: Registrar of Voters

  • Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District

    2 seats

    Incumbents David A. Boyer and John L. Stea have both filed and qualified as of the Registrar's August 3 log.

    Files with: Registrar of Voters

  • North Orange County Community College District

    1 seat — Trustee Area 1

    Four-year term. Incumbent Barbara Dunsheath qualified July 20.

    Files with: Registrar of Voters

Dates

  • Aug 6Los Alamitos City Council filing closes, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
  • Aug 7County filing closes, 5 p.m. at the Registrar of Voters
  • Aug 12Five-day extension closes where an eligible incumbent did not file
  • Oct 5Vote-by-mail ballots go to every active registered voter
  • Oct 19Registration deadline; conditional same-day registration after this
  • Nov 3Election Day, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Not on your ballot

  • Orange County Board of Supervisors — both communities are in the 1st District, next up in 2028
  • Municipal Water District of Orange County — both are in Division 3, which is not up this year
  • Orange County Water District — both are in Division 4, which is not up this year
  • Orange County Board of Education — both are in Trustee Area 2, with no contest this year

Our election coverage

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Los Alamitos & RossmoorNews

Filing is closed. Four of the nine local seats will not be on your ballot.

Both Los Alamitos Unified trustee seats and both sewer district seats drew no more candidates than there were openings, and have dropped off the Registrar's list of contests on the ballot. Rossmoor, with three candidates for two seats, is the only local district race left for voters to settle.

Ledger Staff
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Los Alamitos & RossmoorNews

Two local incumbents have not filed. County filing closes at 5 p.m. today.

Michael Maynard's Rossmoor seat and Marlys Davidson's school board seat are both flagged for the five-day extension, which runs to Wednesday. Rossmoor now has four candidates for two seats. Los Alamitos has published nothing about its own council race.

Ledger Staff

How we built this

Offices come from the Registrar of Voters' published list of contests on the November 3 ballot and from the City of Los Alamitos, which runs its own council election. Incumbents and terms come from each agency's own board pages and from certified statements of vote.

Candidate filing was still open when this page was built, so it does not list who is running. We will publish the field once filing closes and the Registrar certifies who qualified. Spot something wrong? Tell us.