Gideon Olin

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 2, 1743
Died: January 21, 1823
Age at death: 79
Home state: Vermont
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1822

Career timeline

1794Rep 1796Rep 1797Gov 1802Rep 1804Rep 1820Rep

1822Rep

2-5

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Olin4,553

Opponents105,891

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1822, Gideon Olin ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 2 and losing 5. Olin's biggest single-election total was 1,985 votes, in the 1804 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 4. Olin's closest win came in the 1802 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 4, decided by 597 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Vermont's at-large district, every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 3, or every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 4.

How many votes has Gideon Olin received?

Gideon Olin has received 4,553 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–5.

Election history

Gideon Olin’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1822	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	1900.21%	Rollin Mallary Samuel C Crafts Charles Rich Daniel Azro Ashley Buck S R Bradley John Mattock Elias Keyes Stephan Haight Phineas White O Merrill Horace Everett Ira Allen (head-to-head) Dudley Chase Asa Aikens David Edmonds Ezra Meach (head-to-head) Uriel Hatch Elisha Luce Elliot Samuel Williams (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head)
1820	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	43913.9%	Charles Rich David Edmond Ezra Meach (head-to-head)
1804	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	1,98556.09%	Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head)
1802	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	81756.62%	Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Abel Spencer Fay George W Smith
1797	GovernorVermont	Lost	70023.1%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Moses Robinson
1796	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	1984.52%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith (head-to-head) Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Samuel Williams (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Enoch Woodbridge (head-to-head) Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Samuel Hitchcock (head-to-head) Samuel Safford (head-to-head) Elijah Robinson Ebenezer Marvin (head-to-head) Timothy Todd Gamaliel Painter William C Harrington (head-to-head) Roswell Hopkins Hubbard Barlow David Sheldon Eli Cogsell Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Cole Nathan Osgood David Whitney Ira Allen (head-to-head) Joshua Hyde Levi House Harris Miller Solomon Waldbridge D J Wright
1794	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	2248.41%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Enoch Woodbridge (head-to-head) Samuel Williams (head-to-head) Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Ebenezer Marvin (head-to-head) William C Harrington (head-to-head) John Strong Samuel Safford (head-to-head) Samuel Hitchcock (head-to-head) Samuel Mattocks Ira Allen (head-to-head) Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Martin Chittenden

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1523133). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.