Charles Bell

U.S. Representative
Born
June 11, 1857
Died
April 19, 1927
Age at death
69
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1912–1914
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bell56,405
Opponents95,561
2
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1914, Charles Bell ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Bell's biggest single-election total was 28,845 votes, in the 1912 U.S. House election in California's District 9.

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How many votes has Charles Bell received?

Charles Bell has received 56,405 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Charles Bell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1914U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost27,56030.31%Charles Randall
Frank C Roberts

Edward H Hart
1912U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon28,84547.19%Richard Kirk
Ralph L Criswell

George S Yarnall
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000334) and Wikidata (Q1066329). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Bell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-bell-california. 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.