Charles J Johnson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Michigan
Party: prohibition
On the ballot: 1864–1974

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Johnson72,360

Opponents2.2M

Elections run

Between 1864 and 1974, Charles J Johnson ran in 18 U.S. House elections, losing all 18. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 34,991 votes, in the 1938 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 5.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 5, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 1, or every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 4.

How many votes has Charles J Johnson received?

Charles J Johnson has received 72,360 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–18.

Election history

Charles J Johnson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1974	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	5,6103.66%	Richard Vander Veen Paul G Goebel Frank Girard (head-to-head) J Henry Owens
1972	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	2,0451.06%	Gerald Ford Jean McKee Frank Girard (head-to-head) Alan Lee Maki
1970	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	11,87611.25%	John Conyers Jr. Levi S Rice
1958	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	3460.35%	Clare Hoffman Gordon A Elferdink
1958	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	3090.15%	John Lesinski (head-to-head) Ralph B Guy (head-to-head) Genevieve Connolly
1956	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	8130.29%	John Lesinski (head-to-head) Karl Kurtz V
1954	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	4090.23%	John Lesinski (head-to-head) Stanley A Grendel Edgar Thomas
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	5310.23%	John Lesinski (head-to-head) Smith Margaret Nowak
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	3830.29%	John Lesinski (head-to-head) Leroy S Wilson (head-to-head) O Don Christie
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	6180.4%	John Lesinski (head-to-head) Leroy S Wilson (head-to-head) Paul Kerber
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	6530.59%	John Lesinski (head-to-head) Albert A Riddering William Allan
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	34,99140.94%	Carl Mapes (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	3770.39%	Joseph Karl Horvath John Lesinski (head-to-head) Clyde M Ford Ralph B Guy (head-to-head) Charles A Regan John Sweet
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	2150.27%	Carl Mapes (head-to-head) Thomas F McAllister Arie Vandoesburg John Kosten
1916	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	30.01%	Frank Doremus Hugh Shepherd Henry W Powell Herman Rubler
1908	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	4060.9%	Washington Gardner Hiram C Blackman Leroy Waterman
1908	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	170.03%	Horace Young Michael Obrien
1864	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	12,75845.26%	John Longyear

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.