Chester Chesney

U.S. Representative
Born
March 9, 1916
Died
September 20, 1986
Age at death
70
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Chesney80,750
Opponents78,269
1
Elections run

Chester Chesney (1916–1986), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1948 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 11 with 80,750 votes (50.78%), defeating James C Moreland.

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How many votes has Chester Chesney received?

Chester Chesney has received 80,750 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Chester Chesney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseIllinoisWon80,75050.78%James C Moreland
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000347) and Wikidata (Q5093435). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Chester Chesney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/chester-chesney. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.