William Johnson

U.S. Representative
Born
May 15, 1875
Died
January 2, 1938
Age at death
62
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1924–1930
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Johnson162,012
Opponents55,634
4
Elections run

Between 1924 and 1930, William Johnson ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 53,985 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 13. Johnson's closest win came in the 1930 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 13, decided by 16,176 votes.

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How many votes has William Johnson received?

William Johnson has received 162,012 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

William Johnson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1930U.S. HouseIllinoisWon28,11370.16%John Dr Ascher (head-to-head)
Frank Hawn
1928U.S. HouseIllinoisWon53,98573.69%George Curtis
John Nagle
1926U.S. HouseIllinoisWon30,19774.77%John Dr Ascher (head-to-head)
1924U.S. HouseIllinoisWon49,71777.77%William G Curtiss
F X Gehant

John Erefeldt
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000181) and Wikidata (Q7216181). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Johnson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-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.