Scott Stone

{{short description|American politician and engineer from North Carolina}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Scott Stone

| state_house = North Carolina

| state = North Carolina

| district = 105th

| term_start = May 16, 2016

| term_end = January 1, 2019

| predecessor = Jacqueline Schaffer

| successor = Wesley Harris

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| death_date =

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| party = Republican

| spouse =

| children = 2

| alma_mater = Clarkson University (BS)
Marymount University (MBA)

| profession = Engineer, politician

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Scott Stone is an American politician and engineer who served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 105th from May 16, 2016, through the end of 2018.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Stone_(North_Carolina)|title=Scott Stone (North Carolina)|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate= February 13, 2017}}

Education

Stone graduated Clarkson University with a bachelor's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He received a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from Marymount University School of Business Administration.{{cite web |url=http://electscottstone.com/scott-stone/|title=Meet Scott Stone|publisher=Scott Stone for NC House|accessdate= February 13, 2017}}

Career

As member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Stone represented House District 105 in the North Carolina General Assembly. Stone served the remainder of a term in 2016 after being appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory to fill a vacancy and served a full term during the 2017–2018 biennium session.{{cite web |last1=Morrill |first1=Jim |title=Scott Stone appointed to vacant House seat |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article77532687.html |website=The Charlotte Observer |access-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415183958/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article77532687.html |archive-date=Apr 15, 2019 |language=en-us |date=May 13, 2016 |url-status=live}} He lost his re-election bid in 2018 to Wesley Harris.{{Cite web|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=60&contest_id=1108|title=NC SBE Election Contest Details}}

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stone attacked the Pottery Barn chain on Twitter for closing its store at a local mall two hours before the mall's closing time. After many critical replies, Stone deleted the tweet and took his account private.{{cite news|title=Former N.C. Representative blasts Pottery Barn on social media over store appointment policy|url=https://www.wbtv.com/2020/05/23/former-nc-representative-blasts-pottery-barn-social-media-over-store-appointment-policy/|newspaper=WBTV|date=May 23, 2020|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}

Electoral history

=2022=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Senate 42nd district Republican primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1969] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Cheryl Russo

| votes = 6,775

| percentage = 50.51%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Stone

| votes = 6,638

| percentage = 49.49%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,413

| percentage = 100%

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=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina Lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary election, 2020{{cite web |title=NC SBE Contest Results|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=2447|website=er.ncsbe.gov|publisher=North Carolina Board of Elections|access-date=5 June 2020}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Robinson

| votes = 240,843

| percentage = 32.52%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Andy Wells

| votes = 107,824

| percentage = 14.56%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Johnson

| votes = 89,200

| percentage = 12.04%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = John L. Ritter

| votes = 85,023

| percentage = 11.48%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Renee Ellmers

| votes = 50,526

| percentage = 6.82%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Greg Gebhardt

| votes = 50,474

| percentage = 6.81%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Deborah Cochran

| votes = 48,234

| percentage = 6.51%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Stone

| votes = 48,193

| percentage = 6.51%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Buddy Bengel

| votes = 20,395

| percentage = 2.75%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 740,712

| percentage = 100%

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=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1108] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Wesley Harris

| votes = 18,362

| percentage = 52.29%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Stone (incumbent)

| votes = 16,753

| percentage = 47.71%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 35,115

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

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=2016=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district Republican primary election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/15/2016county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1539] North Carolina State Board Of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Stone

| votes = 4,680

| percentage = 52.18%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Tim Morgan

| votes = 4,289

| percentage = 47.82%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 8,969

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1180] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Stone (incumbent)

| votes = 21,853

| percentage = 55.27%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Connie Green-Johnson

| votes = 17,689

| percentage = 44.73%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,542

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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=2015=

{{Election box begin no change|title=Charlotte mayoral Republican primary election, 2015[https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=09/15/2015&county_id=60&contest_id=600002] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Edwin Peacock III

| votes = 8,357

| percentage = 66.15%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Stone

| votes = 4,277

| percentage= 33.85%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,634

| percentage = 100%

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=2011=

{{Election box begin no change|title=Charlotte mayoral general election, 2011[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2011&county_id=60&office=ALL&contest=41] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Anthony Foxx

| votes = 56,252

| percentage = 67.54%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Stone

| votes= 26,985

| percentage= 32.40%

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 51

| percentage = 0.06%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 83,288

| percentage = 100%

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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References

External links

[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=706 Official page] at the North Carolina General Assembly
[http://electscottstone.com/scott-stone/ official campaign site]

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 105th district|years=2016–2019}}

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:People from Charlotte, North Carolina

Category:Politicians from Charlotte, North Carolina

Category:Clarkson University alumni

Category:Marymount University alumni

Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly