Democratic Rep. Chris Turner loses House District 101 seat in Arlington
Incumbent Chris Turner has lost his bid for reelection in House District 101 to challenger Junior Ezeonu, a member of the Grand Prairie City Council.
With 100% of the precincts reporting, Ezeonu had 52.67% vote to Turner’s 47.33%. Ezeonu declared victory Wednesday morning.
“We did it, guys! We won!” he said in a post on X. “Thank you to everyone who believed in our campaign, volunteered your time, donated your money, voted, and told a friend to vote as well. This victory is your victory, and I thank you for your support. God bless you all.”
The early results are a surprise for Turner, who has represented House District 101 since 2013.
District 101 covers parts of Arlington, Grand Prairie and Mansfield, and is home to 199,000 people, according to state data.
Ezeonu, 26, is a political consultant who has been on the Grand Prairie City Council since 2021. He told the Star-Telegram that his top three priorities if elected would be to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, fund public schools, and make homeownership affordable.
In a Wednesday morning statement, Turner said the outcome was not what he and his supporters had hoped for.
“Sometimes you leave it all out on the field and still come up short,” he said. “The voters have spoken and I respect what they said. I congratulate Rep.-elect Junior Ezeonu on his victory and wish him well as he prepares to take on the responsibility of representing 200,000 of our neighbors in Southeast Tarrant County.”
Turner called his years in the Texas Legislature the “honor of a lifetime.”
“I will remember our legislative victories that made life better for Texans,” Turner said. “And will always be proud of the investments we brought to our District.”
This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM.
