His victory made him the only person to ever defeat Johnson for elected office.

Froch defeated Johnson in the second, held on June 4, 2011.

And his chances in the 200 became inviting on Friday when he defeated Johnson, who had appeared unbeatable.

She defeated Johnson with 76.56% of the vote.

"The great white hope" is a reference to the boxer whom whites hoped would finally defeat Johnson.

In the 2003 election, he defeated Johnson by about 1500 votes in a rematch.

Grimes defeated Johnson with over 60% of the vote.

Sass defeated Johnson in the first round via heel hook submission.

Scott was subsequently re-elected to the legislature, defeating Johnson, in 2011.

Murphy was elected in 2006 with 56-44% of the vote, defeating Johnson by a margin of about 22,000 votes.