Bob Olsen

Bob Olsen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.

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Olsen was a Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Olsen withdrew from the election before the primary scheduled for August 28, 2018.

Biography

Bob Olsen was born in Kodiak, Alaska. He obtained a B.A. in criminal justice from Columbia College in 1986 and a J.D. from Northwestern Law School in 2004. Olsen served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1979 to 2006. His professional experience includes working as an attorney, firefighter, police officer, DEA special agent, small business owner, trainer for the U.S. Navy Center for Security Forces, and intelligence analyst for the Joint POW/MIA accounting command.^[1]

As of 2020, Olsen had been involved with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Arizona Education Association (AEA), Sun City West Posse, and Rotary of Hawaii.^[1]

Elections

2020

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Michael Muscato and Taliban Hendrix in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Lesko (R)	59.6	251,633
		Michael Muscato (D)	40.4	170,816
	Submit photo	Taliban Hendrix (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	18

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 422,467
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ryan Risselman (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Michael Muscato defeated Bob Olsen, Bob Musselwhite, and Kyle Martin in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Muscato	54.4	35,923
		Bob Olsen	31.1	20,547
		Bob Musselwhite	14.5	9,578
	Submit photo	Kyle Martin (Write-in)	0.1	45

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,093
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Incumbent Debbie Lesko advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Lesko	100.0	105,758

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,758
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jimmy Rodriguez (R)