Scott Court | |
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Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
In office January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sam Krone |
Succeeded by | Sandy Newsome |
Personal details | |
Born | Scott B. Court |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Cody, Wyoming, U.S. |
Education | Cody High School Northwest College University of Wyoming (BA, MPA) Laramie County Community College |
Profession | Politician, historian |
Scott B. Court is an American politician and historian who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing the 24th legislative district of Wyoming as a Republican in the 64th Wyoming Legislature.[1][2][3]
Court attended Cody High School, Northwest College, the University of Wyoming, and Laramie County Community College. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Wyoming.[4]
Prior to serving in the Wyoming Legislature, Court worked for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and was a precinct committeeman in Cheyenne.
Court ran for election to the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2016.[5] On August 16, he defeated incumbent Sam Krone in the Republican primary with 72% of the vote after Krone had been charged with felony larceny.[6][7] On November 8, Court defeated Democrat Paul Fees and independent candidate Sandy Newsome in the general election with 46% of the vote.[8]
Court served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from January 10, 2017 to January 8, 2019.[a] In 2017, he served on the following committees.
Court did not seek re-election in 2018.
In 2020, Court ran for re-election, though was defeated in the August 18 primary by incumbent Sandy Newsome, who had run for the seat as a Republican in 2018 and won. Court received only 16% of the vote to Newsome's 49%.
Court currently resides in Cody, Wyoming.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Scott Court | 2,254 | 46.14 | ||
Independent | Sandy Newsome | 1,421 | 29.09 | ||
Democratic | Paul Fees | 1,196 | 24.48 | ||
Write-in | 14 | 0.29 | |||
Total votes | 4,885 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Court | 1,269 | 67.21 | |
Republican | Sam Krone | 502 | 26.59 | |
Write-in | 117 | 6.20 | ||
Total votes | 1,888 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Sandy Newsome | 4,009 | 92.95 | ||
Write-in | 304 | 7.05 | |||
Total votes | 4,313 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sandy Newsome | 1,239 | 49.30 | |
Republican | Nina Webber | 868 | 34.54 | |
Republican | Scott Court | 404 | 16.08 | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 2,513 | 100.0 |