| Shirley Ringo | |
| Office: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives |
| Constituency: | 6th district Seat B (2002–2012) 5th district Seat B (2012–2014) |
| Term Start: | December 1, 2002 |
| Term End: | December 1, 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Dan Mader (redistricting) |
| Constituency1: | 5th district Seat B (1998–2000) |
| Term Start1: | December 1, 1998 |
| Term End1: | December 1, 2000 |
| Predecessor1: | Maynard Miller |
| Successor1: | Gary F. Young |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Moscow, Idaho, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Washington State University |
| Profession: | Teacher |
Shirley G. Ringo (born October 29, 1940, Fort Collins, Colorado)[1] was a Democratic Idaho State Representative since 2002 representing District 5 in the B seat since the 2012 redistrict, District 6 seat B prior to 2012.[2]
Ringo previously served in the District 6 B seat from 1999 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2014, when she unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Raúl Labrador for Idaho's 1st congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives.[3]
Ringo graduated from John R. Rogers High School. She earned both her bachelor's and master's in mathematics from Washington State University.[2]
2013-2014
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| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Primary[4] | align="right" | 1,729 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 1998 General[5] | align="right" | 5,790 | 50.4% | align="right" | 5,688 | 49.6% | ||||||||||
| 2000 Primary[6] | align="right" | 1,653 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2000 General[7] | align="right" | 7,362 | 51.0% | align="right" | 7,067 | 49.0% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Primary[8] | align="right" | 1,353 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2002 General[9] | align="right" | 6,179 | 53.2% | align="right" | ||||||||||||
| 2004 Primary[10] | align="right" | 1,096 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2004 General[11] | align="right" | 9,272 | 55.3% | align="right" | ||||||||||||
| 2006 Primary[12] | align="right" | 1,086 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2006 General[13] | align="right" | 7,329 | 61.56% | align="right" | ||||||||||||
| 2008 Primary[14] | align="right" | 1,037 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2008 General[15] | align="right" | 9,773 | 57.6% | align="right" | ||||||||||||
| 2010 Primary[16] | align="right" | 1,309 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2010 General[17] | align="right" | 6,748 | 55.4% | align="right" |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Primary[18] | align="right" | 1,256 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2012 General[19] | align="right" | 10,739 | 53.6% | align="right" | 9,293 | 46.4% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Primary[20] | align="right" | 9,047 | 82.0% | align="right" | 1,981 | 18.0% | ||||||||||
| 2014 General[21] | align="right" | 143,580 | 65.0% | align="right" | 77,277 | 35.0% |
In August 2013, Ringo announced she would not run for reelection to the Idaho Legislature and instead seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Idaho's 1st congressional district.[22] Ringo unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Raúl Labrador, who won on November 4, 2014.[23]