John E Olson

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New York
Party
liberal
On the ballot
1908–1960
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Olson17,976
Opponents9.0M
5
Elections run

Between 1908 and 1960, John E Olson ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Olson's biggest single-election total was 11,623 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in New York's at-large district.

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How many votes has John E Olson received?

John E Olson has received 17,976 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

John E Olson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1960U.S. HouseNew YorkLost3,5532.55%Charles Goodell
Thomas H Lynch
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkLost7570.92%Daniel Reed (head-to-head)
Alfred E Buck
1948U.S. HouseNew YorkLost1,1661.2%Daniel Reed (head-to-head)
Hubert D Bliss

J A King
1932U.S. HouseNew YorkLost11,6230.13%Elmer Studley
John Fitzgibbons

Nicholas Howard Pinto

Sherman J Lowell

G August Gerber

Fred Sander

Elizabeth Smart

J Elmer Cates

Jacob Berlin
1908U.S. HouseNew YorkLost8772.99%Herbert Parsons
Gray

Frank Hendrick

Louis Newman

William H Wills
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John E Olson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-e-olson-new-york. 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.