Chris Bell
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 23, 1959
- Current age
- 66
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 2002–2006
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bell1.4M
Opponents1.8M
2
Elections run
Between 2002 and 2006, Chris Bell ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 1 and losing 1. Bell's biggest single-election total was 1,310,353 votes, in the 2006 governor election in Texas. Bell's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in Texas's District 25, decided by 13,549 votes.
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How many votes has Chris Bell received?
Chris Bell has received 1,373,943 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GovernorTexas | Lost | 1,310,35329.79% | Rick Perry |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 63,59054.76% | Tom Reiser George Reiter Guy McLendon |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001241) and Wikidata (Q1076991). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Chris Bell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/chris-bell. Accessed [date].