David Scott, U.S. Representative

David Scott

U.S. Representative
Born
June 27, 1945
Died
April 22, 2026
Age at death
80
Home state
Georgia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2002–2024
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Scott2.3M
Opponents627,071
12
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2024, David Scott ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Scott's biggest single-election total was 279,045 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 13. Scott's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 13, decided by 22,606 votes.

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How many votes has David Scott received?

David Scott has received 2,279,658 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

David Scott’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon256,90271.83%Jonathan Chavez
2022U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon216,38881.77%Caesar Gonzales
2020U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon279,04577.39%Becky E Hites
Martin Cowen
2018U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon223,15776.18%David Callahan
2016U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon252,833100%
2014U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon159,445100%
2012U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon201,98871.74%S. Malik
2010U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon140,29469.43%Mike Crane
2008U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon205,91969.04%Deborah Travis Honeycutt (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon103,01969.24%Deborah Travis Honeycutt (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon170,657100%
2002U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon70,01159.63%Clay Cox
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001157) and Wikidata (Q132071). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Scott: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-scott. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.