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A native of Crossett in Ashley County in south Arkansas, Johnson resided for most of his life in Conway in Faulkner County near [[Little Rock]].He served in the Arkansas State Senate from 1951 to 1957. In 1956, he ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, having lost to the incumbent [[Orval E. Faubus]]. He was a strong opponent of racial integration of public schools, a position that he maintained for his entire life, long after segregation had lost support in the South and came to an end.

A native of Crossett in Ashley County in south Arkansas, Johnson resided for most of his life in Conway in Faulkner County near [[Little Rock]].He served in the Arkansas State Senate from 1951 to 1957. In 1956, he ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, having lost to the incumbent [[Orval E. Faubus]]. He was a strong opponent of racial integration of public schools, a position that he maintained for his entire life, long after segregation had lost support in the South and came to an end.

In 1968, Johnson ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the [[United States Senate]], having been defeated by the incumbent [[J. William Fulbright]]. That same year, Johnson's wife, the former Virginia Lillian Morris (1928-2007), failed in a bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, having been defeated by Marion H. Crank of Foreman in Little River County in southwestern Arkansas. In 1968, the Johnsons supported the [[George Wallace]] presidential campaign, which won the [[electoral vote]]s of Arkansas.

In 1968, Johnson ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the [[United States Senate]], having been defeated by the incumbent [[J. William Fulbright]]. That same year, Johnson's wife, the former Virginia Lillian Morris (1928-2007), who was his legal secretary, failed in a bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, having been defeated by Marion H. Crank of Foreman in Little River County in southwestern Arkansas. In 1968, the Johnsons supported the [[George Wallace]] presidential campaign, which won the [[electoral vote]]s of Arkansas.

Later the Johnsons supported [[Frank D. White]], the Republican who in 1980 unseated [[Bill Clinton]] for one term as governor of Arkansas.

Later the Johnsons supported [[Frank D. White]], the Republican who in 1980 unseated [[Bill Clinton]] for one term as governor of Arkansas.

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