Johnson

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Connecticut
Party: socialist labor
On the ballot: 1821–1940

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Johnson67,755

Opponents1.0M

Elections run

Between 1821 and 1940, Johnson ran in 9 U.S. House elections, losing all 9. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 51,049 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 5.

Browse every U.S. House race in Connecticut's District 5, every U.S. House race in Connecticut's at-large district, or every U.S. House race in Connecticut's District 3.

How many votes has Johnson received?

Johnson has received 67,755 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–9.

Election history

Johnson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1940	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	51,04944.65%	John Smith John W Ring
1938	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	6,8621.09%	Boleslaus Monkiewicz William M Citron King F Henry Sattler Jacob Winnewisser
1916	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1560.36%	John Tilson Reilly White Beardsley
1906	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	2800.17%	George Lilley Donahue Leavitt Griffin
1884	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	9,25843.06%	John Wait Crocker Vallette
1880	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	550.17%	John Buck Beach Hewitt
1878	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	920.34%	Joseph Hawley George Landers Rufus L Baker
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	10%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ellsworth B Foote Henry W Edwards Daniel Burrows John Rufs Lyman Law (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Denison (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton Hubbard Phelps (head-to-head) William A Sherman David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict Calvin Goddard Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Hall Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol David Plant (head-to-head) Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley
1821	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	20%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Henry Edwards John Russ Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows Willey (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Lyman Law (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Phelps (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood James Stevens Ogden Moreley Samuel A Foot Denison (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Smith E Huntington Ingersoll Henry W Ellsworth David Plant (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Johnson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/johnson-connecticut. 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.