John Bell

Republican Party

North Carolina House of Representatives District 10

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

12

Compensation

Base salary

$13,951/year

Per diem

$104/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Sales manager

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John Bell (Republican Party) is a member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives, representingDistrict 10. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Bell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives to representDistrict 10. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Bell was electedhouse majority leader in 2016.^[1]

Biography

Bell completed an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. He is a Manager of Sales and Business Development at North Carolina Community Federal Credit Union.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Bell was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee
• Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• House Finance Committee
• Health Committee
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee
• Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security

2021-2022

Bell was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy and Public Utilities Committee
• House Finance Committee
• Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee
• Agriculture Committee
• Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee

2019-2020

Bell was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee
• Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee
• House Finance Committee
• Energy and Public Utilities Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Bell served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10

IncumbentJohn Bell defeatedBeatrice Jones in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Bell (R)	60.8	24,475
	Submit photo	Beatrice Jones (D)	39.2	15,789

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,264
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Beatrice Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Bell advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10

IncumbentJohn Bell won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Bell (R)	100.0	17,796

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Bell advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10

IncumbentJohn Bell defeatedCarl Martin in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Bell (R)	69.8	27,802
	Submit photo	Carl Martin (D)	30.2	12,047

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,849
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Carl Martin advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn Bell advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10.

Campaign finance

2018

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10

IncumbentJohn Bell defeatedTracy Blackmon in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Bell (R)	69.3	18,838
		Tracy Blackmon (D)	30.7	8,329

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,167 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10

Tracy Blackmon advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Tracy Blackmon

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10

IncumbentJohn Bell advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Bell

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2016

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016.^[2] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.^[3]

IncumbentJohn Bell defeatedEvelyn Paul in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 general election.^[4][5]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John BellIncumbent	71.55%	26,440
	Democratic	Evelyn Paul	28.45%	10,514
Total Votes				36,954
Source:North Carolina State Board of Elections

Evelyn Paul ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary.^[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Evelyn Paul (unopposed)

IncumbentJohn Bell ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 Republican primary.^[8][9]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John BellIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theNorth Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. IncumbentJohn Bell was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^{[10][11][12][13]}

2012

See also:North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Bell ran in the2012 election forNorth Carolina House of Representatives District 10. He defeated incumbentStephen LaRoque in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012. He defeatedJim Babe Hardison (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[14][15][16]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Bell	66.6%	24,475
	Democratic	Jim Babe Hardison	33.4%	12,270
Total Votes				36,745

North Carolina House of Representatives District 10 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Bell	50.3%	3,910
Stephen LaRoqueIncumbent	49.7%	3,871
Total Votes		7,781

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

John Bell did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

John Bell did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Bell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[17]

Excerpt:

• "We need to grow our economy and bring jobs to our area. We must develop our natural deep water port in Morehead City, expand our highway and railroad infrastructure, eliminate regulations that hurt small business, and fight for our teachers by keeping money in the classroom. I will work with other legislators, community leaders and business owners to better District 10 and Eastern North Carolina."

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Bell and his wife, Kelli, currently reside in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

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