Scott resigned from ACSO in June 2023 to run against the incumbent Sheriff Emery Gainey, as required by Florida’s Resign-to-Run Law. Scott rejoined APD as a captain in June 2024.

In the race where 133,448 people voted, the difference between the two was 395 votes, or 0.29%, making the outcome too close to call. Florida law requires a recount when the margin is less than 0.5% ...

The machine recount resulted in Scott receiving 62,764 votes out of a possible 133,650 — enough to hold a .29% lead over Gainey.

Just two months after facing a narrow loss, former Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey sat in the U.S. Senate chambers’ intense, two-hour-long hearing Thursday, to testify on behalf of Pamela Jo ...

The race for Alachua County sheriff appears to be headed for a recount after Democrat Chad Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Sheriff Emery Gainey on Tuesday by less than 394 votes ...

Gainey, who was appointed sheriff by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023 after Clovis Watson Jr. resigned, brings four decades of experience to the position, including 26 with the Alachua County ...

All three candidates for sheriff, Emery Gainey, Chad Scott, and Pamela Marshall-Koons participated in a debate with WCJB TV20 News on Wednesday at 7 p.m.