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Personal Details

Jeff Scott (Libertarian Party) was a candidate for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Scott lost the general special election on September 10, 2019, after advancing from the primary on May 14, 2019.

Scott ran for the same seat in the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on May 8, 2018. The North Carolina State Board of Elections called for a new election in the district on February 21, 2019, following a months-long investigation into alleged ballot tampering and election fraud.

Scott was a Libertarian candidate for District 6 representative on the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina. Scott was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Scott received degrees in economics and statistics from San Francisco State University. He has been an adjunct scholar at the Mises Institute of Auburn, Alabama. A financial technology consultant, Scott has worked for Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Wells Fargo Bank, Visa, and Bank of America. His professional experience also includes 30 years in business intelligence, banking, and the financial sector, including working as an economist with Federal Home Loan Bank. Scott is married and has two children. He moved to Charlotte in 2011. Scott has also volunteered in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and served as the chair of the Mecklenburg County Libertarian Party.

Elections

2019

General election
Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Dan Bishop (R) defeated Dan McCready (D), Jeff Scott (L), and Allen Smith (G) in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on September 10, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dan Bishop (R)
50.7
96,004

Dan McCready (D)
48.7
92,066

Jeff Scott (L)
0.4
767

Allen Smith (G)
0.2
371

Total votes: 189,208
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Dan McCready advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 14, 2019.

Candidate

Dan McCready (D)

Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 14, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dan Bishop (R)
47.7
14,178

Stony Rushing (R)
19.6
5,820

Matthew Ridenhour (R)
17.0
5,065

Leigh Thomas Brown (R)
8.8
2,624

Stevie Rivenbark (R)
3.0
892

Fern Shubert (R)
1.5
433

Chris Anglin (R)
1.3
376

Kathie Day (R)
0.6
190

Gary M. Dunn (R)
0.4
105

Albert Wiley Jr. (R)
0.2
59

Total votes: 29,742
Libertarian primary election
Special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Jeff Scott advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 14, 2019.

Candidate

Jeff Scott (L)

Green Party primary election
Special Green primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Allen Smith advanced from the special Green primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 14, 2019.

Candidate

Allen Smith (G)

2018

General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Dan McCready, Mark Harris, and Jeff Scott ran in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dan McCready (D)
48.9
138,341

Mark Harris (R)
49.3
139,246

Jeff Scott (L)
1.8
5,130

Total votes: 282,717
(100% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Dan McCready defeated Christian Cano in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dan McCready (D)
82.8
38,098

Christian Cano (D)
17.2
7,922

Total votes: 46,020
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Mark Harris defeated incumbent Robert Pittenger and Clarence Goins in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mark Harris (R)
48.5
17,302

Robert Pittenger (R)
46.2
16,474

Clarence Goins (R)
5.2
1,867

Total votes: 35,643
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Jeff Scott advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate

Jeff Scott (L)


2017

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on September 12, 2017. A primary runoff was held on October 10, 2017, for the district 5 race. A candidate needed to receive over 40 percent of the vote in order to avoid a runoff election. All 11 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.

Tariq Bokhari (R) defeated Sam Grundman (D) and Jeff Scott (Libertarian) in the Charlotte City Council District 6 general election.
Charlotte City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tariq Bokhari 62.51% 15,383
Democratic Sam Grundman 32.10% 7,899
Libertarian Jeff Scott 5.29% 1,301
Write-in votes 0.1% 24
Total Votes 24,607
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017