Jim Turner

U.S. Representative
Born
February 6, 1946
Current age
80
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1996–2002
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Turner432,847
Opponents223,044
4
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2002, Jim Turner ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Turner's biggest single-election total was 162,891 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Texas's District 2. Turner's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Texas's District 2, decided by 13,070 votes.

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How many votes has Jim Turner received?

Jim Turner has received 432,847 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Jim Turner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon85,49260.85%Van Brookshire
Peter Beach
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon162,89191.09%Gary Lyndon Dye
1998U.S. HouseTexasWon81,55658.43%Brian Babin (head-to-head)
Wendell Drye
1996U.S. HouseTexasWon102,90852.25%Brian Babin (head-to-head)
Henry McCullough

David Constant

Gary Hardy
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000424) and Wikidata (Q1638994). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jim Turner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jim-turner. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.