Robert L. Turner

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Biography

Turner was born in Columbus, Mississippi, and moved with his family to Racine. He was employed by the J.I. Case Company, and served four years in the United States Air Force Security Police during the Vietnam War, from 1967 through 1970, including service during the 1968 Tet Offensive.[4] He was elected to the City Council in 1976, and was elected to the State Assembly in 1990.[5] He left the City Council in 2004 after serving concurrently as City Councilmember and State Assemblymember for 14 years.[4][6]

After the arrest and resignation of Racine Mayor Gary Becker in 2009, Turner announced his candidacy for the special election to fill the remainder of Becker's term.[7] Turner passed the primary, but was defeated in the runoff by John Dickert. Turner had previously defeated Dickert in the 1990 and 2002 primary elections for Wisconsin Assembly.[8]

He announced his retirement from the Assembly in 2012, after redistricting dramatically reshaped the Racine-area senate and assembly districts. His retirement cleared the way for Cory Mason to run in the redrawn 66th District, which was composed of the southern part of Turner's old 61st District and the eastern part of Mason's old 62nd District.[1]

In 2018, Cory Mason, now Racine Mayor, nominated Turner to the Racine Police and Fire Commission.[9]

Turner is a life member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, the American Legion, and a 33rd degree Mason.[5]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1984)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1984 Primary[10] Sep. 11 Scott C. Fergus rowspan="2" valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 1,920 53.36% Robert L. Turner valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. 1,345 37.38% 3,598 575
William M. Frank valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. 333 9.26%

Wisconsin Assembly (1990–2008)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1990 Primary[11] Sep. 11 Robert L. Turner rowspan="2" valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 2,056 55.06% John Dickert valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. 1,193 31.95% 3,734 863
Cathleen A. Cotter valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. 485 12.99%
General[11] Nov. 6 Robert L. Turner valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 7,232 62.09% Roderick D. Wilhelmi valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep. 4,415 37.91% 11,647 2,817
1992 General[12] Nov. 3 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 11,963 66.66% Stella A. Young valign="top" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rep. 5,984 33.34% 17,947 5,979
1994 General[13] Nov. 8 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 7,464 100.0% --Unopposed-- 7,464 7,464
1996 General[14] Nov. 5 Robert L. Turner (inc) rowspan="2" valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 10,218 85.97% Thomas Rivers Tax. 904 7.61% 11,886 9,314
Michael L. Wynhoff valign="top" style="background:Template:Party color" | Lib. 764 6.43%
1998 Primary[15] Sep. 8 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 1,535 79.12% Ken Lumpkin valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. 405 20.88% 1,940 1,130
General[15] Nov. 3 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 9,515 100.0% --Unopposed-- 9,515 9,515
2000 General[16] Nov. 7 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 13,703 99.56% 13,763 13,643
2002 Primary[17] Sep. 10 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 3,194 52.24% John Dickert valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. 2,919 47.74% 6,114 275
General[18] Nov. 5 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 9,525 98.15% --Unopposed-- 9,705 9,345
2004 General[19] Nov. 2 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 17,173 89.49% George Meyers valign="top" style="background:Template:Party color" | Lib. 1,980 10.32% 19,189 15,193
2006 General[20] Nov. 7 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 11,431 99.06% --Unopposed-- 11,539 11,323
2008 General[21] Nov. 4 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 16,267 87.71% George Meyers valign="top" style="background:Template:Party color" | Lib. 2,242 12.09% 18,547 14,025
2010 Primary[22] Sep. 14 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 1,777 77.90% James DeMatthew valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Dem. 504 22.10% 2,281 1,273
General[23] Nov. 2 Robert L. Turner (inc) valign="top" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic 10,026 81.96% George Meyers valign="top" style="background:Template:Party color" | Lib. 2,167 17.71% 12,233 7,859

Racine Mayor (2009)

Racine Mayoral Special Election, 2009[8]
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Primary Election, April 7, 2009

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Script error: No such module "Political party". James Spangenberg 1,249 12.50%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Helding 1,150 11.51%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Pete Karas 851 8.52%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jody Harding 658 6.59%
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Total votes 9,991 100.0%
General Election, May 5, 2009

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Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Turner 4,841 44.54%
Total votes 10,868 100.0%

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 61st district
January 7, 1991Template:SpndJanuary 7, 2013 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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