 After getting the Democratic nomination, he ran against Republican William Brayton.Scott defeated Brayton by capturing 56.3% of the vote, in comparison to his 43.2%.From June 23, 1936 to June 27, 1936, he served as a delegate in the Democratic National Convention held at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in which they renominated Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the presidential candidate, and John Nance Garner as his vice-presidential running mate.