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Bob Bell (Louisiana)
Bob Bell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 16. He lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Bell was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Louisiana.[1] Bell didn't appear on the official list of general election candidates.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Louisiana State Senate District 16
Franklin Foil defeated Beverly Brooks Thompson in the general election for Louisiana State Senate District 16 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Franklin Foil (R) | 57.6 | 27,090 |
 | Beverly Brooks Thompson (D)  | 42.4 | 19,912 | |
| Total votes: 47,002 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 16
Beverly Brooks Thompson and Franklin Foil defeated Steve Carter, Bob Bell, and Everett Baudean in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 16 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beverly Brooks Thompson (D) | 33.7 | 14,213 |
| ✔ | | Franklin Foil (R) | 29.7 | 12,523 |
| Steve Carter (R) | 29.7 | 12,519 | ||
| Bob Bell (R) | 4.3 | 1,826 | ||
| Everett Baudean (L) | 2.6 | 1,086 | ||
| Total votes: 42,167 | |||
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2018
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6
Incumbent Garret Graves won election outright against Justin DeWitt, Andie Saizan, and Devin Lance Graham in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Garret Graves (R) | 69.5 | 186,553 |
 | Justin DeWitt (D) | 20.5 | 55,089 | |
 | Andie Saizan (D) | 8.1 | 21,627 | |
 | Devin Lance Graham (Independent) | 2.0 | 5,256 | |
| Total votes: 268,525 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Garret Graves (R) won re-election, defeating Robert Lamar Bell (R), Richard Lieberman (D), Jermaine Sampson (D), Richard Fontanesi (L), and Devin Lance Graham (Other) in the primary election on November 8, 2016.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Garret Graves Incumbent |
62.7% | 207,483 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lieberman | 14.9% | 49,380 | |
| Republican | Robert Bell | 10.1% | 33,592 | |
| Democratic | Jermaine Sampson | 9% | 29,822 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Fontanesi | 2.3% | 7,603 | |
| Other | Devin Graham | 1% | 3,218 | |
| Total Votes | 331,098 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Bell ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th District.[4] Bell ran as a Republican candidate in the election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Bell | 2.0% | 5,182 | |
| Republican | Dan Claitor | 10.26% | 26,524 | |
| Republican | Norm Clark | 0.71% | 1,848 | |
| Republican | Paul Dietzel | 13.55% | 35,024 | |
| Republican | Garret Graves |
27.36% | 70,715 | |
| Republican | Craig McCulloch | 2.25% | 5,815 | |
| Republican | Trey Thomas | 0.56% | 1,447 | |
| Republican | Lenar Whitney | 7.41% | 19,151 | |
| Democratic | Edwin Edwards |
30.12% | 77,866 | |
| Democratic | Richard Lieberman | 2.83% | 7,309 | |
| Democratic | Peter Williams | 1.56% | 4,037 | |
| Libertarian | Rufus Holt Craig Jr. | 1.38% | 3,561 | |
| Total Votes | 258,479 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Bell did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bell for Louisiana, ""Home,"" accessed February 5, 2018
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 31, 2018
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
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