Alphonzo Bell

U.S. Representative
Born
September 19, 1914
Died
April 25, 2004
Age at death
89
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1960–1974
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bell1.2M
Opponents637,811
8
Elections run

Between 1960 and 1974, Alphonzo Bell ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Bell's biggest single-election total was 211,404 votes, in the 1966 U.S. House election in California's District 28. Bell's closest win came in the 1960 U.S. House election in California's District 16, decided by 16,283 votes.

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How many votes has Alphonzo Bell received?

Alphonzo Bell has received 1,238,560 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Alphonzo Bell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon102,66363.92%John Dalessio
Jerry Rubin
1972U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon144,81560.69%Michael Shapiro
Jack Hampton

Buel G Gallagher
1970U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon154,69169.27%Roy P McLaughlin
Jane E Gordon
1968U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon173,68071.29%George B Pratt
Sherman Pearl
1966U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon211,40472.28%Lewis F Sherman
1964U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon205,47365.57%Gerald H Gottlieb
1962U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon162,23363.97%Robert J Felixson
1960U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon83,60155.39%Jerry Pacht
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000330) and Wikidata (Q120699). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Alphonzo Bell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/alphonzo-bell. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.