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
| term_end =
| predecessor = Jim McClendon
| successor =
| 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
{{Election box begin no change
|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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{{Election box begin no change
|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%}}
{{End}}
References
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{{Alabama State Senate|state=expanded}}
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Category:2024 United States presidential electors
Category:21st-century members of the Alabama Legislature
Category:People from St. Clair County, Alabama