Ty Turner
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
Turner earned his bachelor's degree from North Carolina A&T University.[2]
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.
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ty Turner | 62.1 | 433 |
Benton Blaine | 37.9 | 264 |
Total votes: 697 | ||||
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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]
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."
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Carolina State Senate
- North Carolina State Legislature
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2014
- North Carolina State Senate District 40
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Ty Turner on Facebook
- Ty Turner on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "How this NC candidate went from being a Democratic activist to a Trump Republican," April 3, 2018
- ↑ Official campaign website, "About Ty," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 25, 2014