Brian Mills Turner is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Turner represented the 116th district (including constituents in western Buncombe County) from 2015 to 2023. On November 29, 2021, Turner announced that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2022.[1]
Representative Brian Turner | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 116th district | |
In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tim Moffitt |
Succeeded by | Lindsey Prather (Redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Brian Mills Turner Asheville, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Katina |
Residence | Asheville, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA) Wake Forest University (MBA) |
Profession | Realtor |
Turner earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1996 and a Master of Business Administration from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University in 2010.[2]
Before his election to public office, Turner worked as a television producer at MTV, as an executive at his family's manufacturing company, and as vice chancellor at University of North Carolina at Asheville.[3][2] He currently works as a commercial real estate agent.[4]
In his first run for elected office in 2014, Turner defeated incumbent representative Tim Moffitt in a hotly contested race.[5] He has been re-elected a total of 3 times, most recently in 2020.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Turner (incumbent) | 33,024 | 61.90% | |
Republican | Eric Burns | 20,324 | 38.10% | |
Total votes | 55,348 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Turner (incumbent) | 19,571 | 54.88% | |
Republican | Marilyn A. Brown | 16,091 | 45.12% | |
Total votes | 35,662 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Turner (incumbent) | 28,014 | 100% | |
Total votes | 28,014 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Turner | 13,298 | 51.91% | |
Republican | Tim Moffitt (incumbent) | 12,321 | 48.09% | |
Total votes | 25,619 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |