Jerry Govan Jr. | |
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Member, South Carolina House of Representatives District 93 | |
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 95th district | |
In office 1992–2022 | |
Succeeded by | Gilda-Cobb Hunter |
Personal details | |
Born | Orangeburg,South Carolina,United States | March 17,1958
Political party | Democratic |
Jerry N. Govan Jr. (born March 17,1958) is an American politician. He is member of South Carolina House of Representatives District 93.
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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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]
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] [12]