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Ty Turner
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Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

High school

Olympic High School

Bachelor's

North Carolina A&T University

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Ty Turner (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 88. Turner lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Turner was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 40 of the North Carolina State Senate. He became a member of the Republican Party in 2015.[1]

Biography

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Turner earned his bachelor's degree from North Carolina A&T University.[2]

Elections

2018

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 88

Incumbent Mary Belk defeated Ty Turner in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Belk
Mary Belk (D)
 
75.6
 
22,561
Image of Ty Turner
Ty Turner (R)
 
24.4
 
7,268

Total votes: 29,829
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 88

Incumbent Mary Belk advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
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Mary Belk

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 88

Ty Turner defeated Benton Blaine in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 88 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ty Turner
Ty Turner
 
62.1
 
433
Benton Blaine
 
37.9
 
264

Total votes: 697
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2014

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Joyce Waddell defeated Nasif Majeed, Matt Newton, Ty Turner and Morris McAdoo in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3][4]

North Carolina State Senate, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Waddell 41.9% 3,244
Nasif Majeed 27.9% 2,163
Matt Newton 13.4% 1,036
Morris McAdoo 10.5% 817
Ty Turner 6.3% 488
Total Votes 7,748

Campaign themes

2014

Turner's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]

  • Excerpt: "Bringing job security and stability back to Mecklenburg County."
  • Excerpt: "Finding education options that allow teachers to do their job effectively and increase the probability of success for District 40 students."
  • Excerpt: "Tackling Ex-Felon Rehabilitation programs."
  • Excerpt: "Exploring new ways to implement Medicaid Expansion for North Carolina residents "Her Body, Her Right."
  • Excerpt: "Elevating the issue of protecting female reproductive rights."
  • Excerpt: "Providing "A Place at the Table," inclusion for all regardless of race, sex, creed and sexual orientation."
  • Excerpt: "Protecting Voting Rights so that every voice has a vote."

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