3 candidates are tracked for Multnomah County Chair on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julia Brim-Edwards, Sharon Meieran and Shannon Singleton. Candidate information follows official Multnomah County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Three candidates filed for the open chair seat after Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced she would not seek re-election, per OPB. Two are sitting county commissioners: Julia Brim-Edwards (District 3) and Shannon Singleton (District 2); Sharon Meieran is a former commissioner who also ran for chair in 2022. This is the county's first ranked-choice election for the office, per multco.us. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
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Nonpartisan
Per per OPB.
Brim-Edwards is the sitting Multnomah County Commissioner for District 3, a seat she has held since 2023, per OPB. She previously worked as a senior lobbyist for Nike and served 12 years on the Portland Public Schools board, per OPB. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Per the per OPB.
Meieran is an emergency room physician who served as Multnomah County Commissioner representing the county's westside from 2017 to 2024, per OPB. She previously ran for county chair in 2022 and lost in a runoff to Jessica Vega Pederson, per OPB. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Singleton currently serves as Multnomah County District 2 Commissioner and is running for County Chair, per her campaign site. She has worked as a nonprofit executive and in state and county government and the private sector, per her campaign site.
Who is running for Multnomah County Chair in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Multnomah County Chair on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Julia Brim-Edwards, Sharon Meieran and Shannon Singleton. Candidate information follows official Multnomah County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Multnomah County Chair election in Oregon?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Oregon are on the Oregon election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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