Scott Lively
Scott Lively (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Massachusetts. He lost in the Republican primary on September 4, 2018.
Lively was an Independent candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 elections. Scott Lively lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Lively is a pastor and the founder of Abiding Truth Ministries in California.[1] He has also worked as a lawyer.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Massachusetts
Incumbent Charles D. Baker defeated Jay Gonzalez in the general election for Governor of Massachusetts on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles D. Baker (R) | 64.7 | 1,781,341 | |
| Jay Gonzalez (D) | 32.2 | 885,770 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 85,554 | ||
| Total votes: 2,752,665 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts
Jay Gonzalez defeated Robert Massie in the Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Gonzalez | 64.4 | 348,434 | |
| Robert Massie | 35.6 | 192,404 | ||
| Total votes: 540,838 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts
Incumbent Charles D. Baker defeated Scott Lively in the Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles D. Baker | 63.9 | 174,126 | |
| Scott Lively | 36.1 | 98,421 | ||
| Total votes: 272,547 | ||||
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2014
Lively ran for election to the office of Governor of Massachusetts.[1] He and lieutenant gubernatorial running mate Shelly Saunders faced the Democratic ticket of Martha Coakley and Steve Kerrigan, the Republican ticket of Charles D. Baker and Karyn Polito and two additional Independent tickets in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Charles D. Baker/Karyn Polito |
48.4% | 1,044,573 | |
| Democratic | Martha Coakley/Steve Kerrigan | 46.5% | 1,004,408 | |
| United Independent | Evan Falchuk/Angus Jennings | 3.3% | 71,814 | |
| Independent | Scott Lively/Shelly Saunders | 0.9% | 19,378 | |
| Independent | Jeffrey McCormick/Tracy Post | 0.8% | 16,295 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,858 | |
| Total Votes | 2,158,326 | |||
| Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State | ||||
Noteworthy events
Lively was the target of a lawsuit filed in 2012 by Sexual Minorities Uganda. The lawsuit credited Lively with "government-backed acts of violence against gays as a result of his rhetoric." Lively gave an address to the Ugandan parliament in 2009 in support of an anti-homosexual agenda. The trial is supposed to begin in early 2016 in a U.S. district court in Springfield.[2]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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- Governor of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014
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