Scott Williams (Maine)
Scott Williams (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 54. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Scott Williams was born in Augusta, Maine. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2018 to 2024. He graduated from Gardiner Area High School and attended Thomas College. His career experience includes working in manufacturing.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Karen Montell defeated Scott Williams in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 54 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Montell (D) | 54.3 | 2,683 |
 | Scott Williams (R)  | 45.7 | 2,261 | |
| Total votes: 4,944 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 54
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Karen Montell in round 1 .
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Total votes: 306 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 54
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Scott Williams in round 1 .
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Total votes: 315 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.
2016
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[2]
Incumbent Gay Grant defeated Scott Williams in the Maine House of Representatives District 83 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 83 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gay Grant Incumbent |
58.12% | 2,715 | |
| Republican | Scott Williams | 41.88% | 1,956 | |
| Total Votes | 4,671 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Gay Grant ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 83 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 83 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Gay Grant Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Scott Williams ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 83 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 83 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Scott Williams (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. District 76 incumbent Gay Grant was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Curtis Ayotte defeated Scott Williams in the Republican primary. Grant faces Ayotte in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gay Grant Incumbent |
53.5% | 2,233 | |
| Republican | Curtis Ayotte | 43.2% | 1,804 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.3% | 138 | |
| Total Votes | 4,175 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Curtis Ayotte |
63.6% | 229 |
| Scott Williams | 36.4% | 131 |
| Total Votes | 360 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I want there to be no state taxes on all overtime work.
- Tackle the housing crisis by putting a cap on how many single family homes and farms hedge funds and foreign nations can buy.
- Fix Maine’s crumbling infrastructure.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
