RepublicanIn office since Nov 2003

Jerry Turner

Mississippi State Representative, District 18 since 2003. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 18

In office
23 yrs
Since 2003
Bills became law
4
35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.4%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+26.7
Won 2007
Next election
2027
Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Insurance · chair
  • Agriculture
  • Appropriations A
  • Appropriations C
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Medicaid

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 35 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4078 Prentiss County; authorize assessments on convictions for maintenance and renovations of courthouse.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Turner sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Turner is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianTurnerMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Celeste Hurst, Kevin Ford, Bubba Tubb

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET

With Turner’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Turner’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillTurnerRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 29, 2026HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.YesYesNoPassed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.NoYesYesPassed 92–27
Mar 29, 2026SB 3088: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.YesYesYesPassed 89–20
May 28, 2025HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.YesYesYesPassed 90–6
May 28, 2025HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.YesYesYesPassed 88–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Turner was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2023Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18Won—
2019Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18Won—
2015Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18Won—
2011Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18Won—
2007Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18WonR+26.7
2003Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18WonR+6.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Turner has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Turner has run against

  • Lawrence Deas (D) · 2007 general, won
  • Christi Antillonwebb (D) · 2003 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Turner

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET