Hammond, LAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Hammond Mayor & City Council Election 2026

4 of 5

council seats up

4 contests

13 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council District 2 · 1 seat

City Council District 4 · 1 seat

City Council District 5 · 1 seat

Voters choose the mayor and, in Districts 2, 4 and 5, one council member per contest. Districts 1 and 3 each had one qualified candidate on the Secretary of State list, marked unopposed, so they are not contests on the ballot.

1 note on these statements

The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court lists Hammond's Nov. 3 contests as City Court Marshal, Mayor and Council Districts 2, 4 and 5. Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Stanley CampbellStanley Campbell is a Hammond veteran and founder of Campbell Realty Investment Group.2sourcedDevon WellsDevon Wells is the Hammond City Council member for District 3.10sourced

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Match quiz2 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesBuilding department oversight, Homeless shelter and group living zoning, Council power over the police chiefKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Building department oversight

Where it standsIn fall 2024 the council split 3-2 on resolutions to investigate the building department and to retain a lawyer; both failed for lack of the four votes the Charter required.

What's on the tableWhether the next council pursues an investigation or outside legal help on building and permit problems, and how the Charter's vote threshold applies.

Homeless shelter and group living zoning

Where it standsThe council amended the Unified Development Code in June 2024 to define group living facilities, group care facilities and homeless shelters; a further ordinance on group living standards was tabled in August 2025.

What's on the tableWhere and under what standards group living and care facilities, including homeless shelters, may operate in the city.

Council power over the police chief

Where it standsIn January 2024 the council voted 3-2 to propose an election on a Home Rule Charter amendment giving the council authority to remove the police chief; the minutes do not give the election date.

What's on the tableHow much authority the council holds over the police chief under the city's Home Rule Charter.

Public works millage and the budget

Where it standsOn Aug. 12, 2025 the council voted 4-1 on an ordinance calling a special election to renew the public works millage.

What's on the tableCity budgets and tax rates, including the public works millage that is up for renewal.

Billboard and off-premises sign permits

Where it standsOn Aug. 12, 2025 the council extended a moratorium on off-premises sign and billboard permits for 90 days; later status is not in the sources reviewed.

What's on the tableWhether to allow new off-premises signs and billboards or keep restricting permits.

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  1. 1. Should the council hire its own outside lawyer to look into the city building department?

  2. 2. Should Hammond keep pausing new billboard and off-premises sign permits?

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The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Stanley Campbell, Devon Wells4 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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