David Johnston

U.S. Representative
Born
April 10, 1845
Died
July 7, 1917
Age at death
72
Home state
West Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Johnston22,802
Opponents22,240
1
Elections run

David Johnston (1845–1917), a Democratic politician from West Virginia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 3 with 22,802 votes (50.62%), defeating William S Edwards and James W Davis and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has David Johnston received?

David Johnston has received 22,802 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

David Johnston’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseWest VirginiaWon22,80250.62%William S Edwards
James W Davis

J P Campbell
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000186) and Wikidata (Q579602). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Johnston: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-johnston. Accessed [date].

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.