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Scott Bell
Scott Bell (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 47. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Steve Christiansen defeated Scott Bell in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 47 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Christiansen (R)  | 57.5 | 9,285 |
 | Scott Bell (D) | 42.5 | 6,867 | |
| Total votes: 16,152 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Steve Christiansen defeated Nathan Brown in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 47 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Christiansen | 58.1 | 2,998 |
| Nathan Brown | 41.9 | 2,164 | ||
| Total votes: 5,162 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 47
Scott Bell defeated Ryan Jensen in the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 47 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Bell (D) |
 | Ryan Jensen (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Steve Christiansen and Nathan Brown defeated Stacy Michael Norton in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 47 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Christiansen (R) |
| ✔ | Nathan Brown (R) | |
| Stacy Michael Norton (R) | ||
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Ken Ivory defeated Scott Bell in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Ivory (R) | 53.6 | 6,673 |
| Scott Bell (D) | 46.4 | 5,774 | |
| Total votes: 12,447 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Bell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I co-founded the Utah Civic Action Network - UCAN! - in 2017, and as a UCANner personally gathered over 10,000 signatures for Medical Cannabis, Medicaid Expansion, Better Boundaries and Count My Vote.
In 2018 I ran to represent HD47 West Jordan/South Jordan/Midvale, getting 47% of the vote as a first-time, no-name candidate. Politically I'm a Democrat, progressive on issues like women's rights, medical cannabis, and green energy, more moderate on issues like fiscal policy.
I believe in the aspirational ideas of Freedom, Family, Opportunity, Balance and Change. My ideas, passion, knowledge and life experiences will serve HD47 well in the Utah legislature.
- I'm running again this year as the same moderate I've always been. I don't like political extremism either on the left or the right. It is hateful and divisive, and it doesn't do you, your family or our country any good. You elect me to work for you and get things done that will improve you lives.
- Constituents of Utah House District 47 deserve a representative who actually listens, some one who will take you seriously and not mess with the choices we make as a majority in our district.
- What's important to your family is important to my family. I will work with any idea from any source if it helps families like yours and mine. I promise to test every vote in the Utah legislature by how it will affect our families.
2. Clean air and clean energy.
3. Mental health issues.
4. Protecting funding for Utah education.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
