Christian Olson

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Christian Olson

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Central Arkansas

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Christian Olson (Republican Party) ran for election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Biography

Christian Olson received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas. His career experience includes working as a real estate investor, serving in the Arkansas Land Commissioner’s Office and the Arkansas Agriculture Department, and serving as a deputy securities commissioner.

Elections

2026

See also: Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2026

General election

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General election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands

Cole Jester and Christopher Olson are running in the general election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Cole Jester (R)
		Christopher Olson (L)

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands

Cole Jester defeated Christian Olson in the Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cole Jester	72.0	96,564
		Christian Olson	28.0	37,551

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 134,115
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lance Restum (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands

Christopher Olson advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on February 22, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Christopher Olson (L)

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Endorsements

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• Conduit Freedom Caucus 75

Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign website

Olson's campaign website stated the following:

MY PRIORITIES

For the Land Commissioner’s Office

• Customer Service
• Servant Leadership
• Putting Taxpayers First

— Christian Olson's campaign website (January 16, 2026)

Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

Campaign finance summary

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