Pete Olson, U.S. Representative

Pete Olson

U.S. Representative
Born
December 9, 1962
Current age
63
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2008–2018
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Olson898,676
Opponents623,901
6
Elections run

Between 2008 and 2018, Pete Olson ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Olson's biggest single-election total was 181,864 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Texas's District 22. Olson's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in Texas's District 22, decided by 14,597 votes.

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How many votes has Pete Olson received?

Pete Olson has received 898,676 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Pete Olson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseTexasWon152,75051.36%Sri Preston Kulkarni
John B. McElligott

Kellen Sweny
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon181,86459.52%Mark Gibson
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon100,86166.55%Frank Briscoe
Rob Lapham
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon160,66864.03%Kesha Rogers (head-to-head)
Steven Susman (head-to-head)

Don Cook
2010U.S. HouseTexasWon140,53767.49%Kesha Rogers (head-to-head)
Steven Susman (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseTexasWon161,99652.43%Nick Lampson
John Wieder
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000168) and Wikidata (Q2073303). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Pete Olson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/pete-olson. 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.