John W. Olver
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 3, 1936
- Died
- February 23, 2023
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1992–2010
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Olver1.6M
Opponents649,536
10
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2010, John W. Olver ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Olver's biggest single-election total was 229,465 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 1. Olver's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 1, decided by 13,431 votes.
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How many votes has John W. Olver received?
John W. Olver has received 1,574,636 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 128,01160% | William L. Gunn Jr. Michael Engel |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 215,69669.67% | Nathan A. Bech |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 158,05771.87% | William H. Szych |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 229,46577.73% | — |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 137,84164.95% | Matthew W. Kinnaman |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 169,37565.32% | Peter J. Abair Robert L. Potvin |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 121,86371.69% | Gregory L. Morgan |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 129,23252.72% | Jane Maria Swift |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 150,04799.36% | — |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 135,04951.52% | Patrick Larkin Louis R. Godena Dennis M. Kelly Jeffrey W. Rebello |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000085) and Wikidata (Q1701257). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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