Thomas Scott (Tampa City Council candidate)

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Thomas Scott

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October 28, 2025

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Thomas Scott ran in a special election to the Tampa City Council to represent District 5 in Florida. Scott lost in the special general runoff election on October 28, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Tampa, Florida (2025)

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5

Naya Young defeated Thomas Scott in the special general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5 on October 28, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Naya Young (Nonpartisan)	61.0	3,116
	Submit photo	Thomas Scott (Nonpartisan)	39.0	1,995

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,111
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General election

Special general election for Tampa City Council District 5

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Tampa City Council District 5 on September 9, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Scott (Nonpartisan)	27.1	1,457
✔	Submit photo	Naya Young (Nonpartisan)	13.3	715
	Submit photo	Fran Tate (Nonpartisan)	10.1	545
	Submit photo	Ariel Amirah Danley (Nonpartisan)	9.7	523
	Submit photo	Thomas DeGeorge Jr. (Nonpartisan)	9.7	522
	Submit photo	Juawana Colbert (Nonpartisan)	8.2	440
	Submit photo	Alison Hewitt (Nonpartisan)	7.5	405
	Submit photo	Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan)	4.9	266
	Submit photo	Melony Williams (Nonpartisan)	3.3	178
	Submit photo	Audette Bruce (Nonpartisan)	2.1	115
	Submit photo	Carroll West (Nonpartisan)	2.0	105
	Submit photo	Albert Cooke (Nonpartisan)	1.0	55
	Submit photo	Darrell Ashley Dudney (Nonpartisan)	0.8	45
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,383
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Scott in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2020)

General election

General election for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3

Gwen Myers defeated Maura Cruz Lanz in the general election for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gwen Myers (D)	72.3	88,443
		Maura Cruz Lanz (R)	27.7	33,832

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122,275
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3

Gwen Myers defeated Thomas Scott, Sky White, Ricardo Fernandez, and Frank Reddick in the Democratic primary for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gwen Myers	26.5	7,174
	Submit photo	Thomas Scott	25.7	6,947
	Submit photo	Sky White	21.4	5,785
	Submit photo	Ricardo Fernandez	13.8	3,738
		Frank Reddick	12.6	3,408

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,052
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Maura Cruz Lanz advanced from the Republican primary for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3.

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2025

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2020

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