Justin Olson
RRunning, 2022 Arizona U.S. Senate, Primary Election
Won the General, 2012 Arizona State House District 25
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Justin Olson (Republican) is a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Olson was appointed on October 17, 2017.
Olson sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Arizona. He was defeated in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.
Olson earned his B.S. from Arizona State University. His professional experience includes working as congressional aid for the office of Congressman Trent Franks of the United States House of Representatives and as a senior research analyst for the Arizona Tax Research Association.
Neil DeSanti (R) ran as a write-in candidate.
Sandra D. Kennedy (D) and incumbent Justin Olson (R) defeated Rodney Glassman (R) and Kiana Sears (D) in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Sandra D. Kennedy (D) |
25.7
|
1,076,800 |
✔ |
|
Justin Olson (R) |
25.2
|
1,053,862 |
|
Rodney Glassman (R) |
25.1
|
1,049,394 | |
|
Kiana Sears (D) |
24.0
|
1,006,654 | |
Other/Write-in votes |
0.0
|
232 |
|
Total votes: 4,186,942 |
Sandra D. Kennedy and Kiana Sears defeated William Mundell in the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
|
Sandra D. Kennedy (D) |
45.1
|
351,561 |
✔ |
|
Kiana Sears (D) |
28.1
|
219,011 |
|
William Mundell (D) |
26.8
|
208,941 |
|
Total votes: 779,513 (100% precincts reporting) |
Incumbent Justin Olson and Rodney Glassman defeated James O'Connor, incumbent Tom Forese, and Eric Sloan in the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 28, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Justin Olson (R) |
25.2
|
240,825 |
✔ |
|
Rodney Glassman (R) |
22.8
|
218,130 |
|
James O'Connor (R) |
21.6
|
206,929 | |
|
Tom Forese (R) |
15.9
|
152,395 | |
|
Eric Sloan (R) |
14.4
|
138,051 |
|
Total votes: 956,330 (100% precincts reporting) |
rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Andy Biggs (R) defeated Talia Fuentes (D) and Nolan Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fuentes defeated Kinsey Remaklus in the Democratic primary, while Biggs defeated Justin Olson, Don Stapley, and Christine Jones to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.
U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
64.1% | 205,184 | |
Democratic | Talia Fuentes | 35.9% | 114,940 | |
Total Votes | 320,124 | |||
Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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29.5% | 25,240 | ||
Christine Jones | 29.5% | 25,224 | ||
Don Stapley | 20.7% | 17,745 | ||
Justin Olson | 20.3% | 17,386 | ||
Total Votes | 85,595 | |||
Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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64% | 15,408 | ||
Kinsey Remaklus | 36% | 8,663 | ||
Total Votes | 24,071 | |||
Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
The following issues were listed on Olson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, .
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—Justin Olson's campaign website, http://www.votejustinolson.com/record-of-success/ |
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. David Butler and Sheila Ogea were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Justin Olson and Russell Bowers defeated Haydee Dawson, Michelle Udall and Jerry Walker in the Republican primary. Olson and Bowers defeated Butler, Ogea, and Michael Kielsky (L) in the general election.
Arizona House of Representatives District 25, General Election, 2014 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
34% | 34,451 | |
Republican | ![]() |
32.8% | 33,220 | |
Democratic | David Butler | 14.9% | 15,145 | |
Democratic | Sheila Ogea | 14.7% | 14,866 | |
Libertarian | Michael Kielsky | 3.6% | 3,661 | |
Total Votes | 101,343 |
Arizona House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2014 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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33.7% | 15,907 |
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27.9% | 13,158 |
Michelle Udall | 26.1% | 12,332 |
Haydee Dawson | 6.3% | 2,978 |
Jerry Walker | 6% | 2,812 |
Total Votes | 47,187 |
Olson won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 25. He and incumbent Justin Pierce ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.
Arizona House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
39.2% | 50,017 | |
Republican | ![]() |
37.9% | 48,335 | |
Democratic | David Butler | 22.9% | 29,169 | |
Total Votes | 127,521 |
Olson and incumbent Kirk Adams defeated Scott Perkinson in the August 24 primary. They then defeated Democrat Kit Filbey in the November 2 general election.
Arizona House of Representatives, District 19 General Election (2010) | Candidates | Votes | ||
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33,972 | |||
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31,513 | |||
Kit Filbey (D) | 19,866 |
Arizona House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary (2010) | Candidates | Votes | ||
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10,783 | |||
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10,722 | |||
Scott Perkinson (R) | 8,646 |