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.[1]

Scott Stone
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 105th district
In office
May 16, 2016 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byJacqueline Schaffer
Succeeded byWesley Harris
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children2
Alma materClarkson University (BS)
Marymount University (MBA)
ProfessionEngineer, politician

Education

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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.[2]

Career

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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.[3] He lost his re-election bid in 2018 to Wesley Harris.[4]

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.[5]

Electoral history

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2022

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North Carolina Senate 42nd district Republican primary election, 2022[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cheryl Russo 6,775 50.51%
Republican Scott Stone 6,638 49.49%
Total votes 13,413 100%

2020

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North Carolina Lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary election, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Robinson 240,843 32.52%
Republican Andy Wells 107,824 14.56%
Republican Mark Johnson 89,200 12.04%
Republican John L. Ritter 85,023 11.48%
Republican Renee Ellmers 50,526 6.82%
Republican Greg Gebhardt 50,474 6.81%
Republican Deborah Cochran 48,234 6.51%
Republican Scott Stone 48,193 6.51%
Republican Buddy Bengel 20,395 2.75%
Total votes 740,712 100%

2018

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North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley Harris 18,362 52.29%
Republican Scott Stone (incumbent) 16,753 47.71%
Total votes 35,115 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

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North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district Republican primary election, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Stone 4,680 52.18%
Republican Tim Morgan 4,289 47.82%
Total votes 8,969 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Stone (incumbent) 21,853 55.27%
Democratic Connie Green-Johnson 17,689 44.73%
Total votes 39,542 100%
Republican hold

2015

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Charlotte mayoral Republican primary election, 2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edwin Peacock III 8,357 66.15%
Republican Scott Stone 4,277 33.85%
Total votes 12,634 100%

2011

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Charlotte mayoral general election, 2011[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Foxx 56,252 67.54%
Republican Scott Stone 26,985 32.40%
Write-in 51 0.06%
Total votes 83,288 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Scott Stone (North Carolina)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Meet Scott Stone". Scott Stone for NC House. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Morrill, Jim (May 13, 2016). "Scott Stone appointed to vacant House seat". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "NC SBE Election Contest Details".
  5. ^ "Former N.C. Representative blasts Pottery Barn on social media over store appointment policy". WBTV. May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  8. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  9. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board Of Elections.
  10. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jacqueline Schaffer
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 105th district

2016–2019
Succeeded by