Hiram Johnson
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 2, 1866
- Died
- August 6, 1945
- Age at death
- 78
- Party
- Progressive
- On the ballot
- 1910–1940
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Johnson11.2M
Opponents12.8M
Total Electoral Votes
Johnson88
Opponents443
8
Elections run
As a running mate, Johnson is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1910 and 1940, Hiram Johnson ran in 8 elections across 3 offices (Governor, President, and U.S. Senate), winning 7 and losing 1. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 4,119,207 votes, in the 1912 U.S. presidential election. Johnson's closest win came in the 1910 governor election in California, decided by 22,356 votes.
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How many votes has Hiram Johnson received?
Hiram Johnson has received 11,229,850 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1, plus 88 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 2,238,89982.62% | Fred Dyster Anita Whitney John A. Ford |
| 1934 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 1,946,57294.66% | George R. Kirkpatrick Pat Chambers |
| 1928 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 1,148,39774.11% | Minor Moore Charles H. Randall Lena M. Lewis |
| 1922 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 564,42262.17% | William J. Pearson H. Clay Needham Upton Sinclair |
| 1916 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 574,66761.09% | Walter T. Mills George S. Patton Marshall W. Atwood |
| 1914 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 460,49549.69% | John D. Fredericks |
| 1912 | Vice Presidentwith Theodore Roosevelt | Lost | 4,119,207 (27.4%)88 EV | Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Eugene V. Debs |
| 1910 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 177,19145.94% | Theodore Arlington Bell J. Stitt Wilson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000140) and Wikidata (Q143644). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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