Jerry Govan Jr.

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.

Jerry Govan Jr.
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
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Political partyDemocratic

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.

Electoral history

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%

External Links

References

  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.


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