Stephen Sharon

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Stephen Sharon

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 4, 2020

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Stephen Sharon (Republican Party) ran for election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands. Sharon lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.

Sharon was a candidate for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands in the 2012 elections. In his candidate filing he stated he had no party preference.

Elections

2020

See also: Washington Natural Resources Commissioner election election, 2020

General election

General election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

Incumbent Hilary Franz defeated Sue Kuehl Pederson in the general election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hilary Franz (D)	56.7	2,212,158
		Sue Kuehl Pederson (R)	43.2	1,686,320
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3,799

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,902,277
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hilary Franz (D)	51.1	1,211,310
✔		Sue Kuehl Pederson (R)	23.4	554,147
	Submit photo	Cameron Whitney (R)	8.3	197,610
	Submit photo	Stephen Sharon (R)	7.6	179,714
	Submit photo	Frank Wallbrown (D)	5.2	122,136
	Submit photo	Kelsey Reyes (L)	3.3	77,407
	Submit photo	Maryam Abasbarzy (R)	1.0	24,189
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,504

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,369,017
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2012

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Sharon ran for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands in 2012. He faced incumbent Peter Goldmark (D) and Clint Didier (R) in the blanket primary on August 7. Sharon did not advance to the general election.

Primary

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands, Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	51.9%	683,448
	Republican	Clint Didier	41.1%	540,907
	No Party Preference	Stephen A. Sharon	7.1%	92,993
Total Votes				1,317,348
Election results via Washington Secretary of State (dead link)'

Sharon describes himself as a conservationist and is not spending any money on the campaign other than the filing fee.

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2020

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