Walter J. Chesley Candidate

Born: January 1, 1921
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha County
United States
Resided: Montevideo, Minnesota
Chippewa County
Death: December 22, 1964
Gender: Man
Occupation: President, Nationwide Motor Club of Minnesota, Inc.
Military Service: U.S. Army, 4th Signal Training Battallion, World War II (Private, 1942-1943).
Political Party: Nonpartisan
Notes: Born Walter Joseph Cieslukowski. Less than two months after his electoral defeat, Chesley was killed along with two other men in a small airplaine crash in Blue Earth County on a flight from Oskaloosa, Iowa to Mankato.
Sources: Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1964-MN-001652). Department of the Army, Office of the Quartermaster General, Headstone Application for Military Veterans (November 19, 1965). The Minneapolis Star, March 17, 1964 (p. B10). Minneapolis Tribune, December 25, 1964 (p. 11).
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Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
1 1 0
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/03/1964 State House, District 22 General Nonpartisan 2,890 38.81% Lost