Representative Turner has distinguished himself by his lack of impact, failing to introduce a single piece of stand-alone legislation during his 20-year tenure in the legislature.[2]
In 2015, Turner came under fire for tacking an amendment requiring a health insurance policy, pursuant to the Affordable Care Act, on to KY HB 177, a bill designed to assure that animals in Kentucky have adequate shelter.[3] Kentucky has been rated the worst state for animal protection for seven years in a row, and is projected to "win" this rating for year eight.
- 1996 Turner won the four-way 1996 Republican primary and was unopposed for the November 5, 1996 general election.
- 1998 Turner was unopposed for both the 1998 Republican primary and the November 3, 1998 general election.
- 2000 Turner was unopposed for both the 2000 Republican primary[4] and the November 7, 2000 general election, winning with 10,984 votes.[5]
- 2002 Turner was unopposed for both the 2002 Republican primary[6] and the November 5, 2002 general election, winning with 7,512 votes.[7]
- 2004 Turner was unopposed for both the 2004 Republican primary[8] and the November 2, 2004 general election, winning with 13,292 votes.[9]
- 2006 Turner was challenged in the 2006 Republican primary, winning with 7,412 votes (80.0%)[10] and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 general election, winning with 10,262 votes.[11]
- 2008 Turner was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican primary[12] and the November 4, 2008 general election, winning with 14,887 votes.[13]
- 2010 Turner was challenged in the May 18, 2010 Republican primary, winning with 7,310 votes (73.5%)[14] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 general election, winning with 11,710 votes.[15]
- 2012 Turner was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican primary[16] and the November 6, 2012 general election, winning with 15,792 votes.[17]
- 2018 Turner was challenged by Mona Hampton Eldrige, the first challenge he has faced in more than a decade.[18]