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Cheryl Turpin
Cheryl Turpin (Democratic Party) was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 85. She assumed office in 2018. She left office on January 8, 2020.
Turpin ran for election for Mayor of Virginia Beach. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Turpin received her B.S. in education from Virginia Commonwealth University and earned an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. Her professional experience includes serving as a high school science teacher. She has been a member of the Virginia Education Association and the National Education Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Turpin was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Virginia Beach
Incumbent Bob Dyer defeated Sabrina Wooten, John Moss, Chris Taylor, and Richard Kowalewitch in the general election for Mayor of Virginia Beach on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Dyer (Nonpartisan) | 40.9 | 88,975 |
 | Sabrina Wooten (Nonpartisan)  | 31.7 | 68,987 | |
 | John Moss (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 36,553 | |
 | Chris Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 16,767 | |
 | Richard Kowalewitch (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 5,369 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 685 | ||
| Total votes: 217,336 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cheryl Turpin (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Turpin in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2020)
General election
General election for Virginia Beach City Council District Rose Hall
Incumbent Michael Berlucchi defeated Charles Conrad Schesventer and Garry Hubbard in the general election for Virginia Beach City Council District Rose Hall on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Berlucchi (Nonpartisan) | 57.3 | 108,629 |
 | Charles Conrad Schesventer (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 52,500 | |
| Garry Hubbard (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 27,513 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 912 | ||
| Total votes: 189,554 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cheryl Turpin (Nonpartisan)
2019
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 7
Jennifer Kiggans defeated Cheryl Turpin in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Kiggans (R) | 50.4 | 29,609 |
 | Cheryl Turpin (D) | 49.5 | 29,098 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 58,798 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 7
Cheryl Turpin defeated Susan Bates Hippen and Kim Howard in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 7 on June 11, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheryl Turpin | 58.7 | 3,268 |
| Susan Bates Hippen | 27.5 | 1,531 | ||
 | Kim Howard | 13.7 | 761 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 5,566 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 7
Jennifer Kiggans defeated Carolyn Weems in the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 7 on June 11, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Kiggans | 51.6 | 4,045 |
 | Carolyn Weems | 48.4 | 3,789 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 7,836 | |||
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2017 general election
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[2] Cheryl Turpin (D) defeated incumbent Rocky Holcomb (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 85 general election.[3]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 85 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cheryl Turpin |
50.83% | 11,843 | |
| Republican | Rocky Holcomb Incumbent | 49.17% | 11,454 | |
| Total Votes | 23,297 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Democratic primary election
Cheryl Turpin ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 85 Democratic primary.[4]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 85 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Cheryl Turpin | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Rocky Holcomb ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 85 Republican primary.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 85 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Rocky Holcomb Incumbent | ||
Endorsements
In 2017, Turpin’s endorsements included the following:
2017 special election
A special election for the position of Virginia House of Delegates District 85 was called for January 10.[9]
The seat was vacant following Scott Taylor's (R) resignation in January 2017. He was elected to the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia in November 2016.[10]
Rocky Holcomb (R) defeated Cheryl Turpin (D) in the special election.[11][12]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 85, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rocky Holcomb |
52.8% | 3,301 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Turpin | 47% | 2,939 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.1% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 6,247 | |||
| Source: Virginia Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cheryl Turpin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Cheryl Turpin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Cheryl Turpin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Turpin’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]
| “ |
Strengthen Education
Safe Environment
Human Rights
Transportation
Economic Opportunities
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” |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ cherylturpinforvb.com, "About," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ NARAL, "2017 Endorsed House Candidates," accessed August 31, 2017
- ↑ Virginia's List, "Virginia's List Announces 11 Endorsements for House of Delegates, Lieutenant Governor," May 2, 2017
- ↑ Emily's List, "Emily's List endorses 7 candidates for Virginia House of Delegates," accessed August 31, 2017
- ↑ wdbj7, "Virginia to hold special elections for three open seats on January 10," accessed December 4, 2016
- ↑ The Virginia Gazette, "Race to replace Rigell begins," January 15, 2016
- ↑ Richmond Times Dispatch, "McAuliffe sets Jan. 10 special election for McEachin, Garrett, Taylor seats," accessed December 4, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2017 January GA Specials," accessed January 10, 2017
- ↑ cherylturpinforvb.com, "Issues," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rocky Holcomb (R) |
Virginia House of Delegates District 73 2018-2020 |
Succeeded by Alex Askew (D) |
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