Lance Bell

{{Short description|American politician (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Lance Bell

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| state_senate = Alabama

| district = 11th

| term_start = November 4, 2022

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| predecessor = Jim McClendon

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| birth_date =

| nationality = American

| party = Republican

| spouse =

| residence = St. Clair County, Alabama

| alma_mater =

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| website = https://alsenaterepublicans.org/representatives/0011-jim-mcclendon/

}}

Lance Bell is a politician from St. Clair County, Alabama.

Political career

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.{{Cite web |last=Glenn |first=John H. |date=2022-12-29 |title=Lance Bell brings experience as lawyer and judge to Alabama Senate |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2022/12/29/lance-bell-brings-experience-as-lawyer-and-judge-to-alabama-senate/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Taylor |date=2022-06-02 |title=Lance Bell talks priorites after winning district 11 senate primary |url=https://www.annistonstar.com/the_st_clair_times/stclair_news/lance-bell-talks-priorites-after-winning-district-11-senate-primary/article_375f8ec6-e2c0-11ec-b376-2bf9c16d43c3.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=The Anniston Star |language=en}} {{Cite web |title=Lance Bell |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lance_Bell |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

Electoral history

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|title=Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 11, 2022}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Lance Bell

|votes=12,586

|percentage=73.0%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Michael Wright

|votes=4663

|percentage=27.0%}}

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|title=General election for Alabama State Senate District 11, 2022}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party= Republican Party (US)

|candidate=Lance Bell

|votes=33,505

|percentage= 98.4%}}

{{Election box candidate no change

|party=Other

|candidate=Write in

|votes=543

|percentage=1.6%}}

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