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Ivory Torrey Thigpen
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 79th district |
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| Assumed office November 14, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Mia McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Hamilton R. Grant |
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| Born | May 11, 1978 Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Jackson State University (B.S.) Palmer College of Chiropractic (D.C.) Morehouse School of Religion (M.Div.) |
| Profession | pastor, physician |
Ivory Torrey Thigpen Jr. is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic party.
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Early life and career
Thigpen was born and educated in Mississippi, a graduate of Jackson State University. He is Pastor of Rehoboth Baptist Church in Columbia. Thigpen and his wife are co-owners of a chiropractic office.
Political career
South Carolina House of Representatives
Thigpen is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 79th District, serving since 2016. He served on the House Judiciary and Rules committee.
In 2023, Thigpen chaired the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus.
Thigpen attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention as a Party and Elected Leader delegate.
2024 State Senate race
In January 2024, Thigpen announced his candidacy for State Senate District 22, the seat currently held by incumbent Mia McLeod. Educator Dr. Monica Elkins also announced a run in the Democratic Primary.
In February 2024, businessman Hamilton R. Grant announced plans to run for House District 79, the seat currently held by Thigpen. Grant and community advocate Jonneika Farr faced each other in the Democratic Primary. Grant defeated Farr to become the Democratic nominee, and defeated Republican Rebecca Madsen in the General Election.
On April 1, 2024, McLeod announced that she would not seek re-election. Richland County Council member Overture Walker joined Thigpen and Elkins as candidates for the Democratic Primary nomination. Lee Blatt filed to run as a Republican candidate for the seat.
On June 11, Thigpen and Walker were the top vote getters in the Democratic Primary, and faced each other in a runoff. Lee Blatt withdrew, and Gary Votour with the South Carolina Workers Party will face the winner of the Democratic Primary in the general election.
On June 25, Thigpen was defeated by Walker in the Primary runoff.
Electoral history
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||
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| 2016 Democratic Primary | Ivory Torrey Thigpen | 2,105 | 46.74% | Monica Elkins | 2,074 | 46.05% | Vannie Williams, Jr. | 325 | 7.22% | |||
| 2016 Democratic Primary Runoff | Ivory Torrey Thigpen | 1,275 | 63.88% | Monica Elkins | 721 | 36.12% | ||||||
| 2016 General Election | Ivory Torrey Thigpen | 13,366 | 73.03% | Donald Miles | 4,581 | 25.03% | Victor Kocher | 354 | 1.93% | |||
| 2018 Democratic Primary | Ivory Torrey Thigpen (i) | Winner | ||||||||||
| 2018 General Election | Ivory Torrey Thigpen (i) | 13,307 | 87.8% | Victor Kocher | 1,782 | 11.8% | Others/Write-in | 63 | 0.4% | |||
