Jack Stott
Jack Stott (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 21. He lost in the special Republican primary on October 21, 2025.
Stott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jack Stott was born in Springfield, Illinois. He earned a high school diploma from Riverside High School. His career experience includes working as a salesperson and owning a small business. Stott has been affiliated with Upstate Young Republicans.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: South Carolina state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Dianne Mitchell won election in the special general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on December 23, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dianne Mitchell (R) | 70.3 | 1,494 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 29.7 | 630 | ||
| Total votes: 2,124 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Dianne Mitchell defeated Steve Nail in the special Republican primary runoff for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Mitchell | 50.3 | 1,536 |
| Steve Nail | 49.7 | 1,516 | ||
| Total votes: 3,052 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21
Steve Nail and Dianne Mitchell advanced to a runoff. They defeated Reggy Batson and Jack Stott in the special Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 on October 21, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Nail | 39.0 | 862 | |
| ✔ | | Dianne Mitchell | 37.0 | 818 |
 | Reggy Batson | 20.5 | 453 | |
 | Jack Stott | 3.6 | 79 | |
| Total votes: 2,212 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stott in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Jack Stott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stott's responses.
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- Enhancing our Law Enforcements ability to do their job: Law Enforcement keeps our community safe, but without proper funding and support on the state level, they continue to hit bumps along the way that impeded their ability to keep us safe. If elected, I will work closely with local and state law enforcement to ensure that their needs are met so our communities continue to be safe.
- Improving Infrastructure: District 21 has some of the worst traffic in the county and to solve that, we need a leader in Columbia that will advocate for innovation and be bold with making fast improvements. From resurfacing The Parkway to restructuring the I-85 Pelham/Hwy 14 bottleneck, Jack is there to get it done.
- Eliminate the Income Tax I am fully committed to eliminating the state income tax and will work hard for constituents to get that money back in their pockets.
I personally think I have all the characteristics and principles. I am a common sense conservative. A leader, not a follower. Outgoing, and not scared of what is ahead.
In all seriousness, I would push for the increase of fines for speeding in a Construction zone and increase the amount of safety equipment used to notify drivers of impending construction that might be ahead of them.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina House of Representatives District 21 |
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