Olin S Bishop

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1808–1966

Career timeline

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1966Rep

0-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bishop104,647

Opponents269,263

Elections run

Between 1808 and 1966, Olin S Bishop ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Bishop's biggest single-election total was 61,726 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in New York's District 31.

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How many votes has Olin S Bishop received?

Olin S Bishop has received 104,647 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Olin S Bishop’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	36,2732.01%	Robert C. McEwen (head-to-head)
1964	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	61,7262.73%	Robert C. McEwen (head-to-head)
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,3201.8%	Homer Snyder Huntington Harvey P Brucker
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,29739.88%	Erastus Culver Hiram Corliss
1842	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	290.23%	Zadock Pratt Palen
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Thomas Grosvenor Thomas P Grosner Hezekiah L Hosmer Bill Hylorn Joseph A Kellogg William Durfee David Chamberlin T Clinton Brockway Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer Lucian Knapp John H Nichols Anson L Gardner Arlington H Mallery Samuel Tenbroeck (head-to-head) Hachaliah Dulittle Adam Wolfrom Nicholas McIntyre John I Vanalen (head-to-head) Warner Miller Thomas Truesdell
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	William Gorslin Hermause Knickerbacker Robert Livingston John I Vanalen (head-to-head) James Hogeboom Lemon Thompson Alphonzo A Hopkins Samuel Tenbroeck (head-to-head) Franklin D Sargent Herman Knickerback Robert Graham James Mkown Homer A Stebbins James Brebner John Hyatt Herman Kicickerbacker George Walton Green James Main James I Alen

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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.