Cheryl Turpin
{{Short description|American politician (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{ Infobox officeholder
| birthname = Cheryl Baldwin Turpin
| image = CherylTurpin.jpg
| caption =
| state_delegate = Virginia
| district = 85th
| term_start = January 10, 2018
| term_end = January 8, 2020
| preceded = Rocky Holcomb
| succeeded = Alex Askew
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1963}}
| birth_place = Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
| party = Democrat
| spouse =
| residence = Virginia Beach, Virginia
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
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| profession = Teacher
| religion =
| children = 2
| website =
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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.
Early life and career
Turpin was born at Womack Hospital in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 1963 to George and Patricia Baldwin.{{cite news|title=Rear Adm. Lester Hubbell, military pay reformer, dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/06/20/rear-adm-lester-hubbell-military-pay-reformer-dies/425bde1e-c4a4-4f01-a53b-0318d7c37b86/|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=January 10, 2018|date=June 20, 1995}} She grew up in a military family that eventually settled in Fairfax County, Virginia.{{cite web|last1=Belichis|first1=Justin|title=5 questions with Virginia Beach House District 85 candidates {{!}} Southside Daily|url=https://southsidedaily.com/2016/12/13/5-questions-with-virginia-beach-house-district-85-candidates/|website=Southside Daily|access-date=January 9, 2018|date=December 13, 2016}} 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.{{cite web |title=Science teacher Cheryl Turpin served in VA State House of Delegates |url=https://chalkboardchampions.org/cheryl-turpin/ |website=chalkboardchampions.org |access-date=3 December 2024 |date=January 17, 2023}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Hankerson|first1=Mechelle|title=Republican Rocky Holcomb, who lost Virginia Beach's 85th House race, may seek a recount|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/government/local/republican-rocky-holcomb-who-lost-virginia-beach-s-th-house/article_0320c8b3-969a-53d4-bce1-f86f70ec155c.html|access-date=November 12, 2017|work=Virginian-Pilot|date=November 8, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185641/https://pilotonline.com/news/government/local/republican-rocky-holcomb-who-lost-virginia-beach-s-th-house/article_0320c8b3-969a-53d4-bce1-f86f70ec155c.html|url-status=dead}} In March 2019, Turpin declared her candidacy for the Senate of Virginia's 7th district after state senator Frank Wagner announced his retirement.{{cite news|last1=Albiges|first1=Marie|title=Third Democrat enters race to replace retiring GOP state senator in Virginia Beach|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/dp-nws-cheryl-turpin-7th-senate-district-election-20190325-story.html|access-date=July 14, 2019|work=Daily Press|date=March 29, 2019|language=en}} She won the June 11 primary with 58% of the vote.{{cite news |last=Albiges |first=Marie |title=Cheryl Turpin to face Jen Kiggans in Virginia Senate battle - Lynwood Lewis easily wins |url=https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/article_54c574cc-8c78-11e9-8c74-73fffc721602.html|access-date=July 14, 2019|work=Virginian-Pilot|date=June 11, 2019|language=en}} In the November 2019 general election, Turpin lost to Republican Jen Kiggans by about a 1% margin.{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2019%20November%20General/Site/Member%20Senate%20of%20Virginia%20(007).html |title=2019 November General - Member Senate of Virginia (007) |author= |date=November 10, 2019 |website=Virginia State Board of Elections |publisher= |access-date=January 18, 2019 |quote=}}
Electoral history
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="6" | Virginia House of Delegates, 85th district | |||||
| rowspan="4" | Jan 10, 2017{{cite web | title = Virginia Elections Database » 2017 Virginia House of Delegates Special General Election District 85 | publisher = Virginia State Board of Elections | url = http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/85216/ | access-date = February 9, 2018}}
| rowspan="4" align="center" | Special | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 3,301 | align="right" | 52.8 | |||||
| Cheryl Turpin
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 2,939 | align="right" | 47.0 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 0.01 | |||||
| colspan="4" style="background:Beige" |
The seat was open because incumbent Scott Taylor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Nov 2016; seat stayed Republican | |||||
| rowspan="4" | Nov 7, 2017{{cite web | title = Virginia Elections Database » 2017 Virginia House of Delegates General Election District 85 | publisher = Virginia State Board of Elections | url = http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2017%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html | access-date = February 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129224837/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2017%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html |archive-date=November 29, 2017}}
| rowspan="4" align="center" | General | Cheryl Turpin | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 11,848 | align="right" | 50.73 | |||||
| Rocky Holcomb
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 11,454 | align="right" | 49.06 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | 48 | align="right" | 0.21 | |||||
| colspan="4" style="background:Beige" | Incumbent lost; seat switched from Republican to Democratic | |||||
| colspan="6" | Virginia Senate, 7th district | |||||
| rowspan="3" | June 11, 2019{{cite web | title = Virginia Elections Database » 2019 Virginia Senate Democratic Primary, District 7 | publisher = Virginia State Board of Elections | url = https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2019%20June%20Democratic%20Primary/Site/GeneralAssembly.html | access-date = July 11, 2019}}
| rowspan="3" align="center" | Primary | Cheryl Turpin | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 3,268 | align="right" | 58.78 | |||||
| Susan B. Hippen
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 1,531 | align="right" | 27.54 | |||||
| Kim E. Howard
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 761 | align="right" | 13.69 | |||||
| colspan="7" | | |||||
| rowspan="3" | Nov 5, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center" | General | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 29,609 | align="right" | 50.36 | |||||
| Cheryl Turpin
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 29,098 | align="right" | 49.49 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | 91 | align="right" | 0.15 |
References
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