Johnnie Turner Explained

Johnnie Turner
State House:	Tennessee
District:	85th^[1]
Term Start:	January 11, 2010 (appointed)
Term End:	2018^[2]
Predecessor:	Larry Turner
Successor:	Jesse Chism
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Spouse:	Larry Turner (died 2009)
Residence:	Memphis, Tennessee
Alma Mater:	LeMoyne–Owen College University of Tennessee University of Memphis

Johnnie R. Turner^[3] is an American politician. She is a Democrat who represented District 85 in the Tennessee House of Representatives from January 11, 2010, when she succeeded her husband, Representative Larry Turner, until 2018, when she decided not to seek another term.

Education

Turner earned her BS from LeMoyne–Owen College, attended post-graduate studies at the University of Tennessee, and earned her MEd from the University of Memphis.

Elections

• 2012 Turner was challenged in the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,442 votes (78.6%),^[4] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 22,690 votes.^[5]
• 2010 Turner was challenged in the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,790 votes (64.6%),^[6] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 14,674 votes (87.6%) against Republican nominee Edgar Babian.^[7]

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
• Campaign site
  • Johnnie Turner at Ballotpedia
• Johnnie R. Turner at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rep. Johnnie Turner . . . March 17, 2014.
2. Web site: Johnnie Turner (Tennessee) . Ballotpedia . 27 June 2020.
3. Web site: Johnnie Turner's Biography . . March 17, 2014.
4. Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 194 . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313212221/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 90 . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
6. Web site: State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 65 . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317181809/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf . March 17, 2014 . dead .
7. Web site: State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 70 . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .