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Bill Olson (Florida)
Bill Olson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 51. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Olson also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 9th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Elections
2022
Florida House of Representatives District 51
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Josie Tomkow won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 51.
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Horace West (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Josie Tomkow defeated Bill Olson in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 51 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josie Tomkow | 67.4 | 13,882 |
 | Bill Olson | 32.6 | 6,713 | |
| Total votes: 20,595 | |||
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U.S. House Florida District 9
See also: Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 9
Incumbent Darren Soto defeated Scotty Moore in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darren Soto (D) | 53.6 | 108,541 |
 | Scotty Moore (R) | 46.4 | 93,827 | |
| Total votes: 202,368 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr. (Independent Party)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Darren Soto advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 9.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 9
Scotty Moore defeated Jose Castillo, Adianis Morales, and Sergio Ortiz in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 9 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scotty Moore | 55.9 | 16,971 |
 | Jose Castillo | 24.8 | 7,537 | |
 | Adianis Morales | 13.1 | 3,969 | |
 | Sergio Ortiz | 6.3 | 1,900 | |
| Total votes: 30,377 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Becky E. Hites (R)
- Sam Farber (R)
- Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr. (R)
- Bill Olson (R)
- Alycia Barnard (R)
- Daniel Anthony (R)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 9
Incumbent Darren Soto defeated Bill Olson and Clay Hill in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darren Soto (D) | 56.0 | 240,724 |
| Bill Olson (R) | 44.0 | 188,889 | |
| Clay Hill (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 429,638 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edgar Hernandez Reyes (Unaffiliated)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Darren Soto advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 9.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 9
Bill Olson defeated Christopher Wright, Jose Castillo, and Sergio Ortiz in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 9 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Olson | 48.6 | 20,751 |
 | Christopher Wright | 22.7 | 9,677 | |
| Jose Castillo | 20.1 | 8,595 | |
| Sergio Ortiz | 8.6 | 3,680 | |
| Total votes: 42,703 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Florida House of Representatives District 51
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Olson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
U.S. House Florida District 9
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Olson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Olson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Olson's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Representing my constituents Reducing Government Defending the Second Amendment
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
National defense Defending the Constitution Defending the declaration of independence
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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