Johnson

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1800–1968

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Johnson2.2M

Opponents6.9M

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1968, Johnson ran in 26 U.S. House elections, losing all 26. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 1,872,321 votes, in the 1942 U.S. House election in New York's at-large district.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 11, every U.S. House race in New York's District 38, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 43.

How many votes has Johnson received?

Johnson has received 2,175,963 popular votes across 26 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–26.

Election history

Johnson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,1015.34%	Frank Brasco (head-to-head) Robert E Hower John Q Reynolds
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,5942.53%	James Hastings Elmer S White (head-to-head) Schwartz
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,1747.49%	Frank Brasco (head-to-head) Solomon Feldman
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	44,27632.01%	Daniel Reed Lyle H Furlong Axel W Berggren
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,872,32119.72%	Winifred Stanley Matthew Merritt Charles Muzzicats John G Davis (head-to-head) Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Leroy C Lane Amicus Most
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	69,73040.56%	Clarence Hancock Walter Soule
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	35,4561.52%	Bert Lord Marvin Wilson
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	45,61042.65%	Royal Weller Brown (head-to-head) John H Moore (head-to-head)
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50,10846.2%	Parker Corning James C Sheahan
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,0951.46%	Warren Lee William F X Geoghan William W Passage
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	910.27%	Henry Bruckner George B Francis Max B Gollin
1902	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3670.96%	Francis Shober Isaac C Andrews James C Kanely George Gethin
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9932.49%	James Sherman Washington T Henderson John J Rees
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,5363.6%	Jacob Lefevre Samuel S Cox
1890	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8692.56%	James Covert John Lewis Childs (head-to-head)
1888	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,0492.85%	David Wilber John Pindar
1866	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	13,62144.08%	William Fields
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,27543.8%	Orsamus Matteson (head-to-head)
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,17230.4%	Orsamus Matteson (head-to-head) Huntington (head-to-head) John H Moore (head-to-head)
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,17047.03%	William Oliver
1838	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,18248.79%	Meredith Mallory
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,3550.18%	Randall Street Obadiah Quimby Albert Cocker Andrew J Campbell Crosby George S Weed John Cornelius Rufus P Johnston
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.04%	Henry Storrs Allen Frazer Bacon Huntington (head-to-head) Sill William S Hamilton Evans Joel Bristol John Lewis Childs (head-to-head) Gamaliel H Barstow (head-to-head) Andrew Elmer Charles R Seymour David Ostrom Elmer S White (head-to-head) Ernest H Woodruff George S Schuyler Hoyt J L N Hunt John C Pride John Doe John G Davis (head-to-head) Luther Guiteau Samuel Dyer Samuel F Snowden Williams
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,81410.1%	Daniel Cruger Oliver Comstock Warner Miller Enos Throop Eleazer Lindsley George Walton Green Jacob L Larzalere Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Brown (head-to-head) George W Beach John Mfadden Rowland Day Evert Vanwickle Smith (head-to-head) Porter Eleazer Lindley Mallory Frederick Hart John Knox Eleazer Lindey Eleazer Linley Gamaliel H Barstow (head-to-head) Wm B Rochester
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Josiah Masters Brown (head-to-head) Anthony I Blanchard Jonathan Bun Smith (head-to-head)
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	Lucas Elmendorf John Hathorn Leonard Bronk Austin E Ford Bryce Oliver Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Thomas Broadhead Cornelius Louw Harry Devoe Isaac Hardenberg Patrick Lamb

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Johnson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/johnson-new-york. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.