Paula Pierson and Chris Turner were two rare winners for Tarrant County Democrats — but their tenures were short-lived.

Both unseated Arlington-area Republicans in the state House — Pierson in 2006, Turner in 2008. In a county where the Republican primary is often the only game in town, Turner and Pierson gave embattled local Democrats hope.

But Pierson and Turner lost their seats in the 2010 GOP wave. Now they, along with small business owner Vickie Barnett, are running to represent District 101, a newly drawn Democratic-leaning district in Tarrant County.

The winner of the primary will face Libertarian Carl Nulsen in ...

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