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J. Johnson

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Education

High school

St. Patrick High School

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Sales, Street preacher

J. Johnson was an unaffiliated write-in candidate for Governor of Arizona in 2014.[1] Johnson is the brother of former Phoenix Suns star Eddie Johnson.[2] J. Johnson lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Johnson attended private school and graduated from St. Patrick High School.[3][4] He then attended Arizona State University to play basketball.[5]

After sustaining an injury that ended his basketball career, Johnson pursued a career as an actor appearing on shows such as JAG, Murder One and Friends.[5]

Professionally, Johnson has worked in sales and marketing for Kraft for 10 years.[5] He is also a self-described "street preacher."[3]

Elections

2014

See also: Arizona Gubernatorial election, 2014

Johnson ran as an unaffiliated write-in candidate for election to the office of Governor of Arizona. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Governor of Arizona, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Ducey 53.4% 805,062
     Democratic Fred DuVal 41.6% 626,921
     Libertarian Barry J. Hess 3.8% 57,337
     Americans Elect J.L. Mealer 1% 15,432
     Nonpartisan Write-ins 0.1% 1,664
Total Votes 1,506,416
Election results via Arizona Secretary of State

Race background

Term limits for Gov. Brewer

Incumbent Jan Brewer (R) was term-limited from seeking re-election, which left the seat open for the 2014 election. The race was rated Likely R by The Cook Political Report, meaning Brewer was likely to be succeeded by another Republican according to their assessment.[6] Governing rated the general election race between Doug Ducey (R) and Fred DuVal (D) as a Toss-up.[7]

Brewer was originally appointed to the position in 2009, and she was then elected to it in 2010. Arizona's term limit laws preclude any individual who has occupied the governor's office during two consecutive terms from running for re-election. Brewer asserted that the law did not adequately account for the conditions of her incomplete first term, but she did not pursue a court challenge for an exemption.[8]

Republican primary

Candidates in the GOP primary included outgoing Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey, Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, and former GoDaddy.com Executive Vice President Christine Jones. Ducey won the primary with 37.2 percent of the vote, followed by Smith in second place with 22.1 percent.

Democratic primary

Former Arizona Board of Regents President Fred DuVal won the Democratic nomination by default as the only candidate to file in the primary.[9]

Polls

General election
Ducey vs. DuVal vs. Hess

Arizona Governor - General election match-ups
Poll Doug Ducey (R) Fred DuVal (D)Barry J. Hess (L)Undecided/OtherMargin of errorSample size
American Encore
October 20-22, 2014
42%35%7%15%+/-4601
Moore Information
October 7-8, 2014
36%39%3%22%+/-4.9400
Keating (D-Restore Arizona's Future PAC)
September 17-19, 2014
41%39%7%13%+/-4.0600
Terrance (R-Arizona Free Enterprise Club)
September 15-17, 2014
44%38%6%11%+/-4.5505
The Arizona Republic
August 24-25, 2014
35%35%12%18%+/-4.0588
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)
February 3-6, 2014
32%32%6%30%+/-3.5500
AVERAGES 38.33% 36.33% 6.83% 18.17% +/-4.15 532.33
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Ducey vs. Duval

Governor of Arizona - Ducey vs. DuVal
Poll Doug Ducey (R) Fred DuVal (D)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
New York Times/CBS/YouGov
October 16-23, 2014
50%40%10%+/-42,621
Rasmussen Reports
October 14-16, 2014
47%42%10%+/-31,056
New York Times/CBS/YouGov
September 20-October 1, 2014
50%39%11%+/-32,808
Rasmussen Reports
August 27-28, 2014
40%40%13%+/-4.0850
Susquehanna Polling and Research
November 2013
36%33%31%+/--600
AVERAGES 44.6% 38.8% 15% +/-1.2 1,587
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Primary polling
Republican primary

Arizona Governor - GOP Primary
Poll Ken Bennett Doug DuceyChristine JonesFrank RiggsScott SmithAndrew ThomasUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Harper Polling
August 19-20, 2014
14%32%16%2%19%7%10%+/-3.44812
Arizona Automobile Dealers Association
August 15, 2014
10%31%16%3%23%7%10%1,300
Harper Polling
July 16-17, 2014
12%23%21%1%13%7%22%+/-3.29885
Gravis Marketing
July 14, 2014
7%28%19%1%14%8%24%+/-4.0691
Magellan Strategies
July 9-10, 2014
11%26%22%2%14%6%19%+/-4.02593
Harper Polling
June 25-26, 2014
12%33%15%2%14%3%22%+/-3.48791
AVERAGES 11% 28.83% 18.17% 1.83% 16.17% 6.33% 17.83% +/-3.04 845.33
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican primary

Arizona Governor - GOP primary
Poll Ken Bennett Christine JonesAl MelvinAndrew ThomasDoug DuceyScott SmithUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Susquehanna Polling and Research
(November 2013)
20%4%2%4%8%6%53%+/--245
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


Campaign finance summary


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J. Johnson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Governor of ArizonaLost $5,821 N/A**
Grand total$5,821 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Johnson and his wife have two sons and two daughters and live in Casa Grande, Arizona[5]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes