Magnus Johnson

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 19, 1871
Died: September 13, 1936
Age at death: 64
Home state: Minnesota
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1932

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Johnson388,616

Opponents7.4M

Elections run

Magnus Johnson (1871–1936), a Democratic politician from Minnesota, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1932 U.S. House election in Minnesota's at-large district with 388,616 votes (4.99%), defeating Paul Kvale and Henry Arens and 29 other candidates.

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How many votes has Magnus Johnson received?

Magnus Johnson has received 388,616 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Magnus Johnson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseMinnesota	Won	388,6164.99%	Paul Kvale Henry Arens Ernest Lundeen Theodore Christianson Einar Hoidale Ray Chase Francis Shoemaker Harold Knutson August H Andresen W I Nolan Conrad G Selvig J A A Burnquist Peterson Henry G Teigan C F Gaarenstroom William A Pittenger N J Holmberg A C Townley Robert C Bell John P Coughlin Silas M Bryan Emil E Holmes James R Bennett Donald A Chapman Hugh T Kennedy John Bowe Victor Christgau Anderson M Karson Fred Lequier Melvin Maas

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000161) and Wikidata (Q1884568). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Magnus Johnson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/magnus-johnson-minnesota-2. 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.