Samuel Bell

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 25, 1829
Died: February 8, 1889
Age at death: 59
Home state: New Hampshire
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1871–1875

Career timeline

1871Rep 1875Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bell24,568

Opponents23,565

Elections run

Between 1871 and 1875, Samuel Bell ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Bell's biggest single-election total was 13,084 votes, in the 1875 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's District 2.

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How many votes has Samuel Bell received?

Samuel Bell has received 24,568 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Samuel Bell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1875	U.S. HouseNew Hampshire	Won	13,08449.9%	Pike
1871	U.S. HouseNew Hampshire	Won	11,48451.45%	Stevens

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000346) and Wikidata (Q1420831). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Bell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-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.