Jones wins Lexington County Council seat

Republican Gene “Bimbo” Jones easily won the campaign for Lexington County Council District 5 Tuesday.

Live election results can be seen on The State’s homepage.

On Wednesday afternoon, with 94 percent of precincts reporting, Jones had received 70 percent of the votes cast. He was being challenged by Democrat Bobby Porter. Lexington County officials were still counting mailed-in absentee ballots on Wednesday.

Jones is a 68-year-old tire dealer who was seeking his first elected office. Porter is a 53-year-old general contractor who previously served on the South Congaree Town Council.

Lexington County Council District 5 covers an area south of Interstate 20 in the central part of Lexington County, covering the Red Bank and South Congaree area.

Jones will serve four years on the county council.

This story was originally published November 4, 2020 at 12:11 AM.

David Travis Bland

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David Travis Bland is The State’s editorial editor. In his prior position as a reporter, he was named the 2020 South Carolina Journalist of the Year by the SC Press Association. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2010. Support my work with a digital subscription