Cheryl Turpin

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Cheryl Turpin
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Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates
from the 85th district
In office
January 10, 2018 January 8, 2020
ProfessionTeacher

Cheryl Baldwin Turpin (born 1963) is an American politician who served as the delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district representing a part of Virginia Beach from 2018 to 2020. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Early life and career

Turpin was born at Womack Hospital in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 1963 to George and Patricia Baldwin. [1] She grew up in a military family that eventually settled in Fairfax County, Virginia. [2] She has worked as a science teacher in Virginia Beach, most recently teaching at Frank W. Cox High School where she teaches Advanced Placement Environmental Science. [3]

Political career

She won the general election to the Virginia House of Delegates for the 85th district held on November 7, 2017, to succeed Rocky Holcomb, whom she had lost to in a special election earlier in the year. [4] In March 2019, Turpin declared her candidacy for the Senate of Virginia's 7th district after state senator Frank Wagner announced his retirement. [5] She won the June 11 primary with 58% of the vote. [6] In the November 2019 general election, Turpin lost to Republican Jen Kiggans by about a 1% margin. [7]

Electoral history

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 85th district
Jan 10, 2017 [8] Special Rocky Holcomb Republican 3,30152.8
Cheryl Turpin Democratic 2,93947.0
Write Ins70.01

The seat was open because incumbent Scott Taylor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Nov 2016; seat stayed Republican

Nov 7, 2017 [9] GeneralCheryl TurpinDemocratic11,84850.73
Rocky Holcomb Republican11,45449.06
Write Ins480.21
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democratic
Virginia Senate, 7th district
June 11, 2019 [10] PrimaryCheryl TurpinDemocratic3,26858.78
Susan B. HippenDemocratic1,53127.54
Kim E. HowardDemocratic76113.69
Nov 5, 2019 [7] General Jen Kiggans Republican29,60950.36
Cheryl TurpinDemocratic29,09849.49
Write Ins910.15

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