8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Chapman968,983
Opponents8.4M
9
Elections run
Between 1928 and 1946, Virgil Chapman ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Chapman's biggest single-election total was 573,719 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Kentucky's at-large district. Chapman's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 6, decided by 7,808 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Kentucky's District 6, every U.S. House race in Kentucky's at-large district, or every U.S. House race in Kentucky's District 7.
How many votes has Virgil Chapman received?
Virgil Chapman has received 968,983 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 43,17654.97% | W D Rogers (head-to-head) |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 63,40458.75% | George W Boner Carey T Duckett |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 74,46360.46% | W D Rogers (head-to-head) |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 38,14864.85% | Chester D Silvers Thomas Brockman |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 70,09457.88% | A R Anderson Robinson |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 34,64160.02% | W D Rogers (head-to-head) John Y Brown |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 573,7196.59% | Frederick Vinson John Brown Brent Spence Andrew May Glover Cary William Gregory Cap Carden Finley Hamilton J D Smith J G Blackburn Kendrick R Lewis George P Ellison D E McClure J C Speight Hugh H Asher B T Rountree Charles W Russell J T Scopes W G Haag C E Trimble E L Nance E C Schulz Thobe J M Woodward H L Harwood Joseph B Bennett Frank Reynolds George N Conway |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 33,40257.81% | Robert Blackburn (head-to-head) |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Lost | 37,93646.52% | Robert Blackburn (head-to-head) |
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