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Bob Bell (Louisiana)

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Elections and appointments
Last election

October 12, 2019

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
Image of Franklin Foil
Franklin Foil (R)
 
57.6
 
27,090
Image of Beverly Brooks Thompson
Beverly Brooks Thompson (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Beverly Brooks Thompson
Beverly Brooks Thompson (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.7
 
14,213
Image of Franklin Foil
Franklin Foil (R)
 
29.7
 
12,523
Steve Carter (R)
 
29.7
 
12,519
Bob Bell (R)
 
4.3
 
1,826
Everett Baudean (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
1,086

Total votes: 42,167
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2018

See also: Louisiana's 6th Congressional District election, 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
Image of Garret Graves
Garret Graves (R)
 
69.5
 
186,553
Image of Justin DeWitt
Justin DeWitt (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.5
 
55,089
Image of Andie Saizan
Andie Saizan (D)
 
8.1
 
21,627
Image of Devin Lance Graham
Devin Lance Graham (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
5,256

Total votes: 268,525
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2016

See also: Louisiana's 6th Congressional District election, 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]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 6 Primary Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGarret 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

See also: Louisiana's 6th Congressional District elections, 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.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 6 Primary Election, 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 Green check mark transparent.pngGarret 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 Green check mark transparent.pngEdwin 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

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Footnotes


Current members of the Louisiana State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Cameron Henry
Senators
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Ed Price (D)
District 3
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District 24
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District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
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District 36
Adam Bass (R)
District 37
District 38
District 39
Republican Party (28)
Democratic Party (11)



Senators
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