Johnson

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Minnesota
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1900–1972

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Johnson562,095

Opponents1.3M

Elections run

Between 1900 and 1972, Johnson ran in 15 U.S. House elections, losing all 15. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 81,578 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 6.

Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 8, every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 6, or every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 5.

How many votes has Johnson received?

Johnson has received 562,095 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–15.

Election history

Johnson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1972	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	51,31424.08%	John A Blatnick
1968	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	81,57843.8%	John Zwach
1964	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	78,76738.1%	Donald M. Fraser
1958	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	53,68946.7%	Herman Andersen (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	10%	Herman Andersen (head-to-head) James M Youngdale Herbert Bolsta Harry L Wahlstrand J J Purcell
1948	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	47,47645.36%	Harold Hagen Brown
1940	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	52,28934.29%	Oscar Youngdahl (head-to-head) Lamoine Montgomery Dowling
1938	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	45,56836.78%	Oscar Youngdahl (head-to-head) John L Gleason
1934	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	35,96830.66%	Elmer Ryan Henry Arens
1934	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	42,32236.22%	Theodore Christianson Sidney Benson Harry Mayville George Riedel
1934	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	46,34637.81%	Harold Knutson Frank R Weber
1928	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	24,86918.02%	Walter Newton Robertson O R Votaw
1902	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	2881.09%	Andrew Volstead Forsberg
1900	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	9922.38%	Loren Fletcher Stockwell Edwin Phillips Hirshfield
1900	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Lost	6281.1%	Robert Morris Truelson Seberger

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