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Sharon Meieran
Prior offices:
Multnomah County Commission District 1
Year left office: 2025
Successor: Meghan Moyer (Nonpartisan)

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
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Sharon Meieran was a member of the Multnomah County Board of County Commissioners in Oregon, representing District 1. She left office on January 6, 2025.

Meieran ran for re-election as chair of the Multnomah County Board of County Commissioners in Oregon. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2022)

General election

General election for Multnomah County Commission Chair

Incumbent Jessica Vega Pederson defeated incumbent Sharon Meieran in the general election for Multnomah County Commission Chair on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica Vega Pederson
Jessica Vega Pederson (Nonpartisan)
 
54.0
 
164,914
Image of Sharon Meieran
Sharon Meieran (Nonpartisan)
 
45.2
 
138,034
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
2,263

Total votes: 305,211
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Commission Chair

The following candidates ran in the primary for Multnomah County Commission Chair on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica Vega Pederson
Jessica Vega Pederson (Nonpartisan)
 
41.9
 
77,529
Image of Sharon Meieran
Sharon Meieran (Nonpartisan)
 
18.2
 
33,651
Sharia Mayfield (Nonpartisan)
 
15.0
 
27,713
Lori Stegmann (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
23,210
Image of Bruce Broussard
Bruce Broussard (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
12,895
Image of Joe Demers
Joe Demers (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
9,544
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
290

Total votes: 184,832
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Multnomah County, Oregon (2020)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Multnomah County Commission District 1

Incumbent Sharon Meieran won election outright against Jason Tokuda in the primary for Multnomah County Commission District 1 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharon Meieran
Sharon Meieran (Nonpartisan)
 
90.0
 
59,184
Jason Tokuda (Nonpartisan)
 
9.6
 
6,290
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
280

Total votes: 65,754
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2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Meieran ran in the 2012 election for Oregon House District 36. Meieran was defeated by Jennifer Williamson in the Democratic primary on May 15. Benjamin Jay Barber also ran. Bruce Neal ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democrat Mary Nolan did not seek re-election.[1][2][3]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Williamson 53.3% 5,418
Sharon Meieran 44.3% 4,509
Benjamin Jay Barber 2.4% 240
Total Votes 10,167

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Sharon Meieran did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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