JoinCalifornia: Election History for the State of California

Information Home Elected Offices Elections by Decade Longest Service Shortest Service Most & Fewest Votes Uncontested Races Closest Contests Redistricting Recalls
Elections 2024 PREVIEW 2024 General 2022 General Prior 2020s Elections Elections by Decade
Other Stuff Advanced Search CA Constitution Line of Succession Highest Ranking

[search tips] [advanced search]

Searching tips

  • Enter a candidate's name to find a candidate
  • Enter the name of a political party to find the party and all candidates
  • Enter a date to find an election
  • Enter a year to find all elections within that year

Theodore A. Bell

Democratic

Picture of Theodore A. Bell
CA Blue Book (19??)
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-1902 Democratic CD-02 21536 Win
11-08-1904 Democratic CD-02 21640 Loss
11-06-1906 Democratic Governor 117645 Loss
11-08-1910 Democratic Governor 154835 Loss
11-05-1918 Independent Governor 251189 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000347
 

Candidate Biography:

Theodore Arlington Bell
Born: July 25, 1872 in Vallejo, CA
Died: September 4, 1922 near San Rafael, CA

1894-1902: District Attorney, Napa County
1908: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1912: Delegate, Democratic National Convention

  • Bell was killed in a car accident when his car accidentally drove off a 40-foot embankment.

Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]
Source: Obituary, Vancouver Sun (9/6/1922), p. 5