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William Johnston (Minnesota)
William Johnston (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 44B. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B
Incumbent Leon Lillie defeated William Johnston and TJ Hawthorne in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leon Lillie (D) | 56.6 | 9,197 |
| William Johnston (R) | 38.5 | 6,260 | ||
 | TJ Hawthorne (L)  | 4.8 | 785 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 16,250 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leon Lillie advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Johnston advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B.
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A
Incumbent Tou Xiong defeated William Johnston in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tou Xiong (D) | 59.7 | 13,807 |
| William Johnston (R) | 40.2 | 9,281 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 23,113 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tou Xiong advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Johnston advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Johnston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
William Johnston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
