William W Johnson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Maryland
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1789–1962

Career timeline

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0-11

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Johnson140,492

Opponents388,047

Elections run

Between 1789 and 1962, William W Johnson ran in 11 U.S. House elections, losing all 11. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 52,258 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 6.

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How many votes has William W Johnson received?

William W Johnson has received 140,492 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–11.

Election history

William W Johnson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1962	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	29,65346.83%	Rogers Morton
1950	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	27,12242.96%	Edward Miller
1940	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	40.01%	David Ward Robert F Duer
1940	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	52,25846.54%	William Byron A Charles Stewart
1916	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	3481.11%	Charles Coady (head-to-head) Charles W Main Ferdinand Bracklein
1914	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	8051.86%	Thomas B Farmer Joshua Talbott William J Heaps Emory C Ebaugh Charles Becker
1914	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	2730.89%	Charles Coady (head-to-head) John A Janetzke Jacob M Levy John T Avery Israel Merwitz
1914	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	15,17945.48%	Sydney Mudd Wilmer John P Burdette William Kade Nathan Klienman
1906	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	14,84147.02%	Harry Wolf Joseph P Jarboe George R Gorsuch
1804	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	20.03%	Nicholas Moore William McCreery Robert G Harper John Streeter Charles Ridgley Paul T McHenry Jr. (head-to-head) George Buchanan Harry R Hughes William Drineau Clement Baxter
1789	U.S. HouseMaryland	Lost	70.01%	S Chase John M Seney Audrey B Carroll Benjamin Contee George Gale Smith Michael Jenifer Stone George Dent S Stirell J F Mercer Abraham Faw John Done M Murray V N Ramsey Paul T McHenry Jr. (head-to-head) J Scott William Paca

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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.