title: Linda P. Johnson
text: # Linda P. Johnson
  
  Linda Kay Pennell Johnson (May 2, 1945 – February 18, 2020) was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the state's 82nd district. She was a computer analyst from Kannapolis, North Carolina.
  
  Johnson graduated from A.L. Brown High School, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, in 1963. She served on the Kannaspolis City Board of Education from 1992 to 2000. She was first elected in 2000, defeating Len Sossamon, who was appointed to finish Richard Lee Moore's term. While battling cancer, she suffered multiple strokes and died in February 2020, while still in office.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  ### 2018
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 18,969 | 52.75% |
  | | Democratic | Aimy Steele | 16,991 | 47.25% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,960 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2016
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 5,563 | 61.52% |
  | | Republican | Nathan D. Stone | 3,479 | 38.48% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,042 | 100% |
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 22,927 | 63.10% |
  | | Democratic | Jeremy Hachen | 13,407 | 36.90% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,334 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2014
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 15,334 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,334 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2012
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 21,219 | 63.22% |
  | | Democratic | Jerome Fleming | 12,347 | 36.78% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,566 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2010
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 17,197 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,197 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2008
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 22,333 | 62.46% |
  | | Democratic | Barry G. Richards | 13,425 | 37.54% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,758 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2006
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2006 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 10,947 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,947 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2004
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 21,648 | 87.21% |
  | | Libertarian | Caroline Gellner | 3,176 | 12.79% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,824 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2002
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general section, 2002 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson (incumbent) | 12,835 | 65.24% |
  | | Democratic | Glenn White | 6,243 | 1.73% |
  | | Libertarian | Caroline Gellner | 596 | 3.03% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,674 | 100% |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  
  ### 2000
  
  North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Linda Johnson | 13,988 | 53.77% |
  | | Democratic | Len Sossamon (incumbent) | 12,025 | 46.23% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,013 | 100% |
  | | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
  