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Scott Trotter
Scott Trotter (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the special Republican primary on January 28, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Patronis (R) | 56.9 | 97,370 |
 | Gay Valimont (D) | 42.3 | 72,375 | |
 | Stephen E. Broden (No Party Affiliation) | 0.8 | 1,384 | |
 | Stanley Gray (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 88 | |
 | Stan McDaniels (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 31 | |
 | Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 171,248 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tevin Channing Minus (No Party Affiliation)
- Alan Aversa (No Party Affiliation)
- Jonathan Green (No Party Affiliation)
- Tyler Davis (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Gay Valimont advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- C. Marcel Davis (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on January 28, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Patronis | 65.7 | 33,742 |
 | Joel Rudman | 9.9 | 5,099 | |
 | Aaron Dimmock | 6.7 | 3,423 | |
 | Gene Valentino | 6.0 | 3,093 | |
 | Michael Dylan Thompson | 5.0 | 2,548 | |
 | Greg Merk | 2.5 | 1,287 | |
| Jeff Peacock | 1.4 | 743 | ||
 | Kevin Gaffney | 1.2 | 634 | |
 | John Mills | 1.1 | 574 | |
| Jeff Macey | 0.4 | 187 | ||
| Total votes: 51,330 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Slater (R)
- Cindy Meadows (R)
- Jeff Witt (R)
- Uloma Ekpete Kama (R)
- Eric Hafner (R)
- Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (R)
- Scott Trotter (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Trotter in this election.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Idaho, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Idaho
Incumbent Mike Crapo defeated David Roth, Scott Cleveland, Ray Writz, and Idaho Law in the general election for U.S. Senate Idaho on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Crapo (R) | 60.7 | 358,539 |
 | David Roth (D) | 28.7 | 169,808 | |
 | Scott Cleveland (Independent) | 8.4 | 49,917 | |
 | Ray Writz (Constitution Party) | 1.4 | 8,500 | |
 | Idaho Law (L) | 0.7 | 4,126 | |
| Total votes: 590,890 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
David Roth defeated Ben Pursley in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Roth | 57.8 | 19,160 |
 | Ben Pursley | 42.2 | 13,987 | |
| Total votes: 33,147 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Theodore Nichols (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Incumbent Mike Crapo defeated Scott Trotter, Brenda Bourn, Ramont Turnbull, and Natalie Fleming in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Crapo | 67.1 | 177,906 |
 | Scott Trotter | 10.5 | 27,699 | |
 | Brenda Bourn | 8.2 | 21,612 | |
 | Ramont Turnbull | 7.9 | 20,883 | |
 | Natalie Fleming | 6.4 | 16,902 | |
| Total votes: 265,002 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Little (R)
- Jeremy Gilbert (R)
Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Ray Writz advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ray Writz | 100.0 | 520 |
| Total votes: 520 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Idaho Law advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Idaho Law | 100.0 | 673 |
| Total votes: 673 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Trotter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Scott Trotter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Trotter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- For You ... Your voice. Your interests. Your hopes for Idaho matter. Thank you for trusting me to represent you. I look forward to meeting you and learning how you represent Idaho in the days to come.
- For Idaho ... Idaho sets an example for America. We are a safe place. We are a refuge. We are good people. We love our families and each other. We enjoy life, liberty and happiness.
- For America ... We are the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are God Bless America. We are thankful for God, our founding fathers, our veterans and our amazing citizens.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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