# Scott Alexander (Kentucky politician)

Scott Alexander is an American politician from Kentucky currently serving as Judge/Executive of Perry County. Alexander was elected Judge/Executive in 2014, defeating incumbent Denny Ray Noble in the May primary election.
He was previously a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and briefly in 2008. He was first elected to the house in 1996, but was defeated for reelection in 2000 by Republican Brandon Smith. He was again elected to the house in a March 2008 special election when Smith was elected to the Kentucky Senate. Alexander faced criticism when he left the state soon after being sworn in, in order to chaperone his daughter's school field trip to Costa Rica.

## Electoral history
### 1996

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander | 1,121 | 22.24 |
| | Democratic | Culley Abner | 1,119 | 22.20 |
| | Democratic | Patrick Strong | 1,055 | 20.9 |
| | Democratic | Larry M. Crutcher | 890 | 17.7 |
| | Democratic | James Doug Holliday | 855 | 17.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,040 | 100.0 |
1996 Kentucky House of Representatives 84th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander | 6,012 | 57.0 |
| | Republican | Bill Morton | 4,534 | 43.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,546 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1998

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander (incumbent) | 4,901 | 55.2 |
| | Democratic | Culley Abner | 3,971 | 44.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,872 | 100.0 |
1998 Kentucky House of Representatives 84th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,682 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 Kentucky House of Representatives 84th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brandon Smith | 6,674 | 54.4 |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander (incumbent) | 5,585 | 45.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,259 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2006

2006 Kentucky House of Representatives 84th district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brandon Smith (incumbent) | 6,979 | 50.14 |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander | 6,939 | 49.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,918 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

2008 Kentucky Senate 30th district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brandon Smith | 10,409 | 51.0 |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander | 10,008 | 49.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,417 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
2008 Kentucky House of Representatives 84th district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 691 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2014

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander | 4,424 | 62.1 |
| | Democratic | Denny Ray Noble (incumbent) | 2,702 | 37.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,126 | 100.0 |
2014 Perry County Judge/Executive election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander | 6,769 | 71.0 |
| | Republican | Eddie N. Campbell | 2,770 | 29.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,539 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander (incumbent) | 3,546 | 58.9 |
| | Democratic | Keith Miller | 2,477 | 41.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,023 | 100.0 |
2018 Perry County Judge/Executive election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander (incumbent) | 5,793 | 58.4 |
| | Republican | Denny Ray Noble | 4,132 | 41.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,925 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 Perry County Judge/Executive election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Scott Alexander (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,346 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |