Thursday, February 21, 2019

Blog #3

Representative Scott's Election History and Stats

Last election:

In the 2018 election Congressman Scott ran unopposed and won 91.2% of total votes, with the remaining 8.8% being write-ins. Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Scott is one of the most reliable Democratic votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Democratic Party in Congress. (Ballotpedia, 2019)


Major issues:

Scott's main campaign themes have been focused on military support and a strong education system. His votes on these topics and positions held in the house reflect these viewpoints.


2016 vote:

In 2016 Incumbent Scott won the election against Republican Marty Williams by taking 66.7% of the votes in Virginia's 3rd District. Scott spent $3.53 per general election vote received in 2016.


Campaign finance status:

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(Politics, 2019) 





Ballotpedia. (2019). Bobby Scott (Virginia) - Ballotpedia. [online] Available at: https://ballotpedia.org/Bobby_Scott_(Virginia) [Accessed 22 Feb. 2019].


Politics, T. (2019). Rep. Bobby Scott - Virginia District 03. [online] OpenSecrets. Available at: https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00002147&cycle=2018 [Accessed 22 Feb. 2019].

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