Sam Johnson, U.S. Representative

Sam Johnson

U.S. Representative
Born
October 11, 1930
Died
May 27, 2020
Age at death
89
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1992–2016
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Johnson1.8M
Opponents570,633
12
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2016, Sam Johnson ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 201,569 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Texas's District 3. Johnson's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Texas's District 3, decided by 39,161 votes.

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How many votes has Sam Johnson received?

Sam Johnson has received 1,801,709 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

Sam Johnson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon193,68461.2%Adam P. Bell
Scott Lanier Jameson

Paul Blair (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon113,40482.01%Paul Blair (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon187,180100%
2010U.S. HouseTexasWon101,18066.28%John Lingenfelder
Christopher J. Claytor (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseTexasWon170,74259.75%Tom Daley
Christopher J. Claytor (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseTexasWon88,69062.51%Dan Dodd
Christopher J. Claytor (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseTexasWon180,09985.62%Paul Jenkins
Jame Vessels
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon113,97473.95%Manny Molera
John Davis
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon187,48671.59%Billy Wayne Zachary
Lance Flores
1998U.S. HouseTexasWon106,69091.21%Kenneth Ashby
1994U.S. HouseTexasWon157,01190.96%Tom Donahue
1992U.S. HouseTexasWon201,56986.09%Noel Kopala
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000174) and Wikidata (Q539470). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sam Johnson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sam-johnson. 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.