Henry John Olshaw

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Colorado
Party
Unaffiliated American
On the ballot
1976–1986
0-6
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Olshaw11,141
Opponents2.9M
6
Elections run

Between 1976 and 1986, Henry John Olshaw ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 6. Olshaw's biggest single-election total was 4,081 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Colorado.

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How many votes has Henry John Olshaw received?

Henry John Olshaw has received 11,141 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

Henry John Olshaw’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. SenateColoradoLost1,8680.18%Timothy E. Wirth
Ken Kramer

Michael Martin Bush

Michael R. Chamberlain

Calvin G. Dodge
1984U.S. HouseColoradoLost8800.41%Michael L. Mike Strang
W. Mitchell

Robert Jahelka
1982U.S. HouseColoradoLost6560.38%Ray Kogovsek (head-to-head)
Tom Wiens

Stormy Mohn
1980U.S. SenateColoradoLost4,0810.35%Gary Hart
Mary Estill Buchanan

Earl Higgerson
1978U.S. HouseColoradoLost2,4701.75%Ray Kogovsek (head-to-head)
Harold L. Mack McCormick
1976U.S. HouseColoradoLost1,1860.68%Frank E. Evans
Melvin H. Takaki

Alfredo Archer
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Henry John Olshaw: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/henry-olshaw. Accessed [date].

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.