Erik Olsen

Erik Olsen

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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University of Wisconsin, Madison Law School

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Erik Olsen (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Erik Olsen grew up in and lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Olsen holds a master's degree and is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison Law School. His career experience includes working as a constitutional lawyer.

Elections

2026

See also: Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

Incumbent Mark Pocan and Erik Olsen are running in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mark Pocan (D)
		Erik Olsen (R)

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2024

See also: Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

Incumbent Mark Pocan defeated Erik Olsen in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Pocan (D)	70.1	320,317
		Erik Olsen (R)	29.8	136,357
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	583

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 457,257
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

Incumbent Mark Pocan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Pocan	99.8	149,581
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	316

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 149,897
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

Erik Olsen defeated Charity Barry in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erik Olsen	56.1	23,035
		Charity Barry	43.6	17,897
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	110

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,042
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Olsen signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

Incumbent Mark Pocan defeated Erik Olsen and Douglas Alexander in the general election for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Pocan (D)	71.0	268,740
		Erik Olsen (R)	26.9	101,890
		Douglas Alexander (Independent)	2.0	7,689
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	218

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,537
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

Incumbent Mark Pocan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Pocan	99.8	106,595
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	198

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,793
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2

Erik Olsen defeated Charity Barry in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wisconsin District 2 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erik Olsen	49.8	21,774
		Charity Barry	49.7	21,711
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	225

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,710
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Olsen’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Our Platform Protect every one of the rights set forth in our Constitution, Restore Freedom of Speech, the 2nd Amendment, and medical freedom. Acknowledge the deep importance of faith and family for human flourishing, protect faith worldwide. Ensure great education, safe neighborhoods, and safe cities for every American. Bring back the rule of law, accountability and consequences for those who harm others, support and appreciate our law enforcement officers, and acknowledge that a free society is premised on equal and effective justice. Take immediate steps to ensure that everybody respects the accuracy and impartiality of the press, and the fairness and accuracy of our elections. Provide increased and effective support for our U.S. military to ensure that we are always capable of maintaining peace through strength. Increase and improve the care of our veterans including robust services to provide for the mental and psychological health of our great veterans. End useless wars, ensure fair trade, and bring manufacturing back to the United States. Guarantee American energy independence and support the State of Israel and our allies worldwide. Protect the most vulnerable. End human trafficking and end modern day slavery. Restore the integrity of the border, enforce the laws, and implement common sense immigration reform.	”
—Erik Olsen’s campaign website (2024)

2022

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Campaign website

Olsen's campaign website stated the following:

“	Our Constitution is Our Strength Let's all work together with civility and common sense to protect and uphold our Constitution and to ensure that our rights are protected and restored, and that our economy and educational systems are working for everybody. Term Limits For far too long, Congress has been an insider's game. Many of the congresspeople have been in their positions for far too long. We need Term Limits now. Term Limits would reduce corruption, ensure a steady flow of new voices and new ideas, foster vigorous debate, and counterbalance the incredible advantages that incumbents enjoy. The top goal of my campaign is to institute term limits in the US Congress because putting term limits in place would automatically fix, or at least improve, many of the other problems facing our country today. Reduce the National Debt The national debt is currently somewhere above $30.3 TRILLION dollars. This works out to approximately 125% of the gross domestic product. To put it bluntly: we are in danger because we are spending too much. The future of the United States is in danger because we are spending ourselves into oblivion. We need to reduce the debt now, or we risk losing our future. Education Reform Education is one of the foundations of citizenship. It’s time to ensure that all of our youth learn and excel in the fundamentals of reading, writing, and math. We must teach our kids how to think, not what to think. We spend an enormous amount of money on failing schools. It’s time to fix our schools! Freedom of Speech Freedom of speech is the foundation of democracy. Our culture has wandered into a swamp of “political correctness” and “cancel culture” we must refocus on the idea that free speech and vigorous debate should always be welcomed even when we don’t totally agree. Free speech and a free press are two of the most precious and important rights that we hold dear.	”
—Erik Olsen's campaign website (2022)

Campaign finance summary

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Erik Olsen campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Wisconsin District 2	Candidacy Declared general	$2,840	$3,415
2024*	U.S. House Wisconsin District 2	Lost general	$183,590	$165,757
2022	U.S. House Wisconsin District 2	Lost general	$89,667	$87,588
Grand total			$276,096	$256,760
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

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Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Baldwin (D)

Ronald Johnson (R)

Representatives

District 1

Bryan Steil (R)

District 2

Mark Pocan (D)

District 3

Derrick Van Orden (R)

District 4

Gwen Moore (D)

District 5

Scott Fitzgerald (R)

District 6

Glenn Grothman (R)

District 7

Tom Tiffany (R)

District 8

Tony Wied (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (3)