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6 candidates are tracked for Member City Council on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Martha M. Mugler, Michelle Taylor Ferebee, Steve L. Brown, Chris L. Bowman, Aaron T. Weaver and Joseph M. "Joe" Griffith. Candidate information follows official Hampton City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
6 certified candidates for Member City Council on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Martha M. Mugler and Michelle Taylor Ferebee and Steve L. Brown are listed as the incumbent by the Department of Elections, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot.
Independent · Incumbent
Martha M. Mugler is a current member of Hampton City Council who also serves on the city's Planning Commission, per the city's official website. She is seeking reelection in the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Independent · Incumbent
Michelle Taylor Ferebee is a current member of Hampton City Council, per the city's official website, and is seeking reelection in the November 2026 election.
Source: candidate campaign site.
Campaign site →Independent · Incumbent
Steve L. Brown serves as vice mayor and a current member of Hampton City Council, per the city's official website. He is seeking reelection in the November 2026 election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Independent
Chris L. Bowman previously served a four-year term on Hampton City Council and is a candidate for the council again in the November 2026 election, per news coverage of the race. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Independent
Aaron T. Weaver is a longtime Hampton resident who previously ran unsuccessfully for city council in 2024 and is again a candidate in the November 2026 election, per news coverage of the race. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Independent
Joseph M. "Joe" Griffith is a member of the Hampton Planning Commission running for Hampton City Council in the November 2026 election, per his campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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