Jay Hovey

Jay Hovey
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 27th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 9, 2022
Preceded byTom Whatley
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAuburn University
Websitehttps://jayhoveyforalabama.com

Jay Hovey is an American politician from Marvyn, Alabama.

Early life and education

Hovey is a graduate of Auburn University, and during his time in school he was a student firefighter.[1]

Political career

Hovey started his political career serving as a city council member for Auburn, Alabama's 7th ward for 4 years.[2]

In 2022 Hovey decided to run against three time incumbent Tom Whatley in the Republican primary for Alabama's 27th Senate District.[2] This race would end up being so close the Alabama GOP called it a tie.[3] Eventually it was decided that Hovey had won by a single vote, but Senator Whatley withdrew from the race before a full recount occurred.[4] After the primaries Hovey would go onto to win the general election by a margin of over 40%.

Electoral history

Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 27,2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Hovey 8,373 50.0%
Republican Tom Whatley 8,372 50.0%
General election for Alabama State Senate District 27, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lance Bell 26,014 70.2%
Democratic Sherri Reese 10,996 29.7%
Other Write in 63 0.2%

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References

  1. ^ "Jay Hovey". Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "City Council Member Jay Hovey wins Republican primary for state Senate - The Auburn Plainsman". www.theplainsman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ Lyman, Brian. "Alabama GOP declares Auburn state Senate primary a tie; winner to be decided by lot". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ Woodham, Brian (2022-07-01). "Hovey wins GOP nomination after Whatley withdraws from Senate District 27 race". The Auburn Villager. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ "Jay Hovey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-04-18.