Lance Bell | |
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Member of the Alabama Senate from the 11th district | |
Assumed office November 4, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jim McClendon |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | St. Clair County,Alabama |
Website | https://alsenaterepublicans.org/representatives/0011-jim-mcclendon/ |
Lance Bell is a politician from St. Clair County,Alabama.
Bell has been involved in politics for most of the last decade. From 2015-2021 he was the Chairman of the St. Clair County Republican Party. And he currently serves as the incumbent GOP chairmen for the 3rd congressional district of Alabama. [1]
His senatorial career started in 2022 when he ran for the seat left open by Jim McClendon's retirement. He won the republican primary easily with 73% of the vote,and then faced no major challenger in the general election. [2] [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lance Bell | 12,586 | 73.0% | |
Republican | Michael Wright | 4,663 | 27.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lance Bell | 33,505 | 98.4% | |
Other | Write in | 543 | 1.6% |
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