James D. Johnson

James D. Johnson was a former associate justice of the Arkansas supreme court and a two-time candidate for Governor of Arkansas.

Johnson ran against Governor Orval Faubus in the Democratic Party primary in 1956. Johnson charged that Faubus was working for integration. Johnson finished second with 83,856 votes (26.9% of the vote).

Johnson also played a role in the Little Rock Crisis. He was elected to the Arkansas supreme court in 1959. He served until 1966.

In 1966, Johnson won the runoff primary to serve as the Democratic party candidate for Governor. Johnson lost to Winthrop Rockefeller.

Johnson ran against J. William Fulbright in 1968. In the 1980s, Johnson joined the Republican party. During the Whitewater scandal, Johnson was involved in making accusations against President Bill Clinton. While a student at Georgetown University, Clinton was a campaign aide for Johnson's 1966 runoff opponent, Judge Frank Holt.