Meron Semedar

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Meron Semedar

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November 5, 2024

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Meron Semedar ran for election to the Oakland City Council to represent District 3 in California. Semedar lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Oakland, California (2024)

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 3

Select round: Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Carroll Fife in round 5 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	58.6	11,437	794	Won (5)
		Warren Logan	41.4	8,069	791	5
		Baba Afolabi	0.0	0	-2,118	4
	Submit photo	Michelle Hailey	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Shan Hirsch	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	53.1	10,643	471	Won (5)
		Warren Logan	36.3	7,278	608	5
		Baba Afolabi	10.6	2,118	291	4
	Submit photo	Michelle Hailey	0.0	0	-1,777	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Shan Hirsch	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	49.8	10,172	156	Won (5)
		Warren Logan	32.6	6,670	306	5
		Baba Afolabi	8.9	1,827	128	4
	Submit photo	Michelle Hailey	8.7	1,777	163	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	0.0	0	-909	2
	Submit photo	Shan Hirsch	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	48.6	10,016	59	Won (5)
		Warren Logan	30.9	6,364	102	5
		Baba Afolabi	8.2	1,699	66	4
	Submit photo	Michelle Hailey	7.8	1,614	134	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	4.4	909	75	2
	Submit photo	Shan Hirsch	0.0	0	-627	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	47.9	9,957	0	Won (5)
		Warren Logan	30.1	6,262	0	5
		Baba Afolabi	7.9	1,633	0	4
	Submit photo	Michelle Hailey	7.1	1,480	0	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	4.0	834	0	2
	Submit photo	Shan Hirsch	3.0	627	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,793
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

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2020

See also: City elections in Oakland, California (2020)

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 3

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Carroll Fife in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	51.1	15,429	226	Won (3)
		Lynette Gibson McElhaney	32.1	9,687	272	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	8.7	2,631	535	3
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	8.1	2,447	145	3
	Submit photo	Alexus Taylor	0.0	0	-1,473	3
	Submit photo	Faye Taylor	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	49.9	15,203	180	Won (3)
		Lynette Gibson McElhaney	30.9	9,415	153	3
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	7.6	2,302	219	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	6.9	2,096	112	3
	Submit photo	Alexus Taylor	4.8	1,473	123	3
	Submit photo	Faye Taylor	0.0	0	-706	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Carroll Fife	49.4	15,023	0	Won (3)
		Lynette Gibson McElhaney	30.5	9,262	0	3
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	6.9	2,083	0	3
	Submit photo	Meron Semedar	6.5	1,984	0	3
	Submit photo	Alexus Taylor	4.4	1,350	0	3
	Submit photo	Faye Taylor	2.3	706	0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,408
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2024

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2020

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