Richard Scott
Richard Scott (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 4. Scott lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Scott was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 4 of the North Carolina State Senate.
Biography
Richard Scott lives in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Scott's career experience includes working as a GED core competency instructor and career readiness certification instructor with Halifax Community College.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Scott's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 4
Incumbent Milton F. Fitch Jr. defeated Richard Scott and Jesse Shearin in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Milton F. Fitch Jr. (D) | 57.8 | 36,471 |
 | Richard Scott (R) | 40.2 | 25,391 | |
| Jesse Shearin (L) | 2.0 | 1,264 | ||
| Total votes: 63,126 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 4
Incumbent Milton F. Fitch Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 4 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 4
Richard Scott advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 4 on May 8, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[4] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[5]
Incumbent Angela Bryant defeated Richard Scott in the North Carolina State Senate District 4 general election.[6][7]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Angela Bryant Incumbent |
67.67% | 56,584 | |
| Republican | Richard Scott | 32.33% | 27,038 | |
| Total Votes | 83,622 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Angela Bryant defeated James Mills in the North Carolina State Senate District 4 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Angela Bryant Incumbent |
81.19% | 24,063 | |
| Democratic | James Mills | 18.81% | 5,576 | |
| Total Votes | 29,639 | |||
Richard Scott ran unopposed in the North Carolina State Senate District 4 Republican primary.[10][11]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Richard Scott (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Angela Bryant was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Richard Scott was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bryant defeated Scott in the general election.[12][13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Angela Bryant Incumbent |
65.5% | 37,590 | |
| Republican | Richard Scott | 34.5% | 19,796 | |
| Total Votes | 57,386 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Richard + Scott + North + Carolina + Senate"
See also
- North Carolina State Senate
- North Carolina State Legislature
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016
- North Carolina State Senate District 4
- State legislative elections, 2018
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign Facebook page
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Richard Scott on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Richard Scott for NC Senate," accessed April 28, 2018
- ↑ scottforncsenate.com, "Issues," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
