Jerry Govan Jr. | |
---|---|
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 a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 95th District,serving since 1992. He is a member of the Democratic party. [1] During his time as a legislator 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.
In March 2024,Govan filed to run in the Democratic Primary for State House of Representatives,District 93, [3] the seat currently held by Russell Ott. Govan was opposed in the Democratic Primary by attorney Johnny Felder,whose father,John Felder,previously held the seat. [4] Govan and Felder bested two other Democratic candidates,Phillip Ford and Chris Roland,to face each other in a Primary runoff. [5]
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% |
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8,1994,to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on August 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on August 23. All four incumbents who ran were re-elected and the Republicans won both of the open seats in the 1st congressional district and the 3rd congressional district. The composition of the state delegation after the elections was four Republicans and two Democrats.
John L. Scott Jr. was an American politician who served as a member of the South Carolina Legislature from 1991 until his death. Scott was a small business owner in Columbia,South Carolina.
A special election for South Carolina's 1st congressional district was held on May 7,2013,to fill the seat following the resignation of U.S. Representative Tim Scott,who was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Nikki Haley to fill the seat previously held by Jim DeMint. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 2,2013,to accept a position as president of The Heritage Foundation.
Wendell G. Gilliard is an American politician,steelworker,and union official. A Democrat,Gilliard serves as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 111th District.
Russell L. Ott is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the Representative for the 93rd district of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 4,2014. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as both United States Senate seats,and all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.
Justin Tyler Bamberg is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 90th district,which includes all of Bamberg County and parts of Orangeburg County.
A special election was held on June 20,2017,to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for South Carolina's 5th congressional district. Representative Mick Mulvaney was nominated by President Donald Trump as director of the Office of Management and Budget and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16,2017,necessitating his resignation from the House of Representatives.
William Richardson Timmons IV is an American attorney,entrepreneur,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2019. His district is in the heart of the Upstate and includes Greenville,Spartanburg,and most of their suburbs. A member of the Republican Party,Timmons served as the South Carolina state senator from 2016 to 2018.
These six off-year races featured special elections to the 113th United States Congress to fill vacancies due to resignations in the United States House of Representatives. Two were due to Congressmen taking seats in the United States Senate,one resigned to take jobs in the private sector,one resigned to take a job in the public sector,and one resigned due to an impending federal indictment regarding misuse of campaign funds.
Kambrell Houston Garvin is an American injury attorney and politician from South Carolina. He serves as a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing House District 77,Richland County,Columbia,SC. He was first elected in 2018.
Krystle N. Matthews is an American politician and engineering planner. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district,serving from 2018 to 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
JA Moore is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 15th District,serving since 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Wendy C. Brawley is an American politician. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 70th District,serving since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic party. She was defeated by Democrat Jermaine Johnson in the 2022 Democratic primary election.
Ivory Torrey Thigpen Jr. is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic party.
The 2020 South Carolina State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state senators in all 46 senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the South Carolina Senate,with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on June 9,2020,determined which candidates appeared on the November 3,2020,general election ballot.
Deon T. Tedder is an American attorney and politician. He is a member of the Democratic party.
The 2022 South Carolina House of Representatives election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state's house districts. Republicans flipped eight seats held by Democrats,while Democrats flipped one seat held by a Republican;with their majority expanded by a net gain of seven seats,Republicans achieved a supermajority in the chamber.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections will be held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections,to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states,as well as 6 non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Special elections may also be held on various dates throughout 2024. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,will also be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census.
Heather Bauer is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She is the member of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 75.