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Jerry Govan Jr.

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Jerry Govan Jr.
Member-elect South Carolina House of Representatives District 93
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 95th district
In office
1992–2022
Succeeded byGilda-Cobb Hunter
Personal details
Born (1958-03-17) March 17, 1958 (age 66)
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Political partyDemocratic

Jerry N. Govan Jr. (born March 17, 1958) is an American politician. He is member-elect for South Carolina House of Representatives District 93.

Political career

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South Carolina House of Representatives

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Govan served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 95th District from 1992 to 2022. He is a member of the Democratic party.[1] He chaired the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus

2022 Secretary of Education race

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In 2022, after redistricting impacted his district, Govan announced his candidacy for state secretary of education rather than run for re-election. He faced Lisa Ellis and Gary Burgess in the Democratic primary.[2] Govan did not advance to the general election. South Carolina House of Representatives District 95 is represented by Gilda Cobb-Hunter.

Superintendent of Education Democratic Primary 2022[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Ellis 87,229 50.1%
Democratic Gary Burgess 54,317 31.2%
Democratic Jerry Govan Jr. 32,473 18.7%
Total votes 174,019 100%

Govan attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention as an At-Large delegate.[4]

2024 South Carolina House race

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In March 2024, Govan filed to run in the Democratic Primary for State House of Representatives, District 93,[5] the seat held by incumbent Russell Ott, who was running for State Senate Seat 26.[6]

Govan was opposed in the Democratic Primary by attorney Johnny Felder, whose father, John Felder, previously held the seat.[7] Govan and Felder bested two other Democratic candidates, Phillip Ford and Chris Roland, to face each other in a Primary runoff.[8] Govan defeated Felder to become the Democratic Nominee.[9][10]

Govan went on to defeat Republican candidate Krista Hassell and South Carolina Workers Party candidate Harold Geddings in the general election.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Jerry Govan Jr". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Candidate for Superintendent of Education (D-SC): Jerry Govan Jr". Fox Carolina. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Statewide Primaries Election Night Reporting". scvotes.org. State of South Carolina. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Democratic National Convention is next up; here's who's going from South Carolina". www.aol.com. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ^ "Former Rep. Jerry Govan announces run for House 93 seat". The Times and Democrat. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Johnson, Dejon (2024-11-06). "Senate District 26 race story". WACH. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  7. ^ Bozard, Caleb (March 9, 2024). "Felder seeking House 93 seat; St. Matthews attorney is son of former rep". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Shapiro, Sam (June 11, 2024). "SC House District 93 heads to runoff, unofficial election results show". WIS-TV. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 South Carolina Primary Runoff Election". WLTX-TV. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Zaleski, Gene (June 26, 2024). "Govan wins Democratic runoff; Guerry wins in Senate 26". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Writer, GENE ZALESKI T&D Staff (2024-11-07). "Orangeburg's Govan 'humbled' by return to House". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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