Chester D Silvers

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1938
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Silvers20,471
Opponents38,358
1
Elections run

Chester D Silvers, a Republican politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1938 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 6 to Virgil Chapman, receiving 20,471 votes (34.8%).

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How many votes has Chester D Silvers received?

Chester D Silvers has received 20,471 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Chester D Silvers’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. HouseKentuckyLost20,47134.8%Virgil Chapman
Thomas Brockman
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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.