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Richard Preston "Dickie" Bell (born October 26, 1946) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2010-2020, representing the 20th district, which includes parts of Augusta, Highland, and Rockingham counties, and the city of Staunton, where Bell resides.^[1]

Bell did not seek reelection in the 2019 election.^[2]

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 20th district
Nov 3, 2009^[3]	General	Richard P. "Dickie" Bell	Republican	15,086	71.16
		Erik D. Curren	Democratic	6,092	28.73
		Write Ins		20	0.09
		Chris Saxman did not seek reelection; seat stayed Republican
Nov 8, 2011^[4]	General	Richard P. "Dickie" Bell	Republican	9,522	71.04
		Laura L. Kleiner	Democratic	3,865	28.83
		Write Ins		15	0.11
Nov 5, 2013^[5]	General	Richard P. "Dickie" Bell	Republican	16,712	95.93
Nov 5, 2013^[5]	General	Write Ins		709	4.07
Nov 3, 2015^[6]	General	Richard P. "Dickie" Bell	Republican	10,758	75.15
		William M. Hammer	Libertarian	3,425	23.92
		Write Ins		133	0.93

^ "Bio for Richard P. Bell". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
^ Stuart, Bob (27 December 2018). "Republican Dickie Bell won't seek re-election to Virginia General Assembly". The News Virginian. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019.
^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
^ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 3, 2016.