Preceded by Fred Tilman | Succeeded by Bill Deal Name Julie Ellsworth Preceded by Dave Baumann Nationality American | |
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Residence Boise, Idaho, United States | ||
Julie Ellsworth (born December 8, 1961 in Utah) was a Republican Idaho State Representative representing District 18 in the A seat from 2010-2012. Ellsworth has previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1997 until 2006, three terms in Seat 13B and two terms in seat 18B.
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Education
Ellsworth earned her degree in education from Brigham Young University.
1996
Ellsworth defeated incumbent Republican Representative Dave Baumann in the primary with 1,483 votes (51%), winning by 61 votes.
She won the general election with 8,427 votes (50.9%) against Kathleen Roos (D.)
1998
Unopposed for the Republican primary.
She won the general election with 7,026 (55.9%) against Selina Shaw (D).
2000
Unopposed for the May 23, 2000, Republican primary.
She won the general election with 8,936 votes (56.6%) George M. Klein (D).
2002
Redistricted to District 18, Ellsworth won the three-way May 28, 2002, Republican primary with 2,552 votes (65.4%) against Cheryl A. Miller and Michael Law.
She won the general election with 7,178 votes (55.8%) against Phylis King.
2004
Unopposed for the Republican primary.
Ellsworth won the general election with 9,751 votes (51.9%) defeating Phylis King for a second time.
2006
Unopposed for the Republican primary
In their third contest, Phylis King defeated Ellsworth in the general election by nearly 700 votes.
2008
Rather than seeking another contest with King, Ellsworth chose to run for seat A in the Republican primary and won with 1,544 votes (60.5%) against Gail Hartnett.
Ellsworth lost the general election to incumbent Democratic Representative Branden Durst by 431 votes.
2010
With Durst seeking the open senate seat, Ellsworth again ran for seat A, winning the Republican primary with 2,024 votes (64.5%) against Gregory E. Ferch.
In her closest race, Ellsworth won the November 2, 2010, general election by just 9 votes with 6,429 votes (50.0%) against Janie Ward-Engelking (D).
2012
Ellsworth was unopposed in the Republican primary.
In a general election rematch against Ward-Engelking, Ellsworth was defeated earning only 44.7% of the vote.