Shirley Ringo

Shirley G. Ringo (born October 29, 1940) is a former Democratic Idaho state representative since 2002, representing District 5 in the B seat since the 2012 redistrict, District 6 seat B prior to 2012.

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.

Early life, education, and career Ringo graduated from John R. Rogers High School. She earned both her bachelor's and master's in mathematics from Washington State University. |

|100% 1998 general |

|50.4% |

|49.6% 2000 primary |

|100% 2000 general |

|51.0% |

|49.0% + District 6 - Latah CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2002 primary 1,353100%2002 general 6,17953.2%2004 primary 1,096100%2004 general 9,27255.3%2006 primary 1,086100%2006 general 7,32961.56%2008 primary 1,037100%2008 general 9,77357.6%2010 primary 1,309100%2010 general 6,74855.4% + District 5 - Latah and Benewah countiesYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2012 primary 1,256100%2012 general 10,73953.6%9,29346.4% + YearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2014 primary 9,04782.0%1,98118.0%2014 general 143,58065.0%77,27735.0%

2014 In August 2013, Ringo announced she would not run for reelection to the Idaho Legislature and would instead seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Idaho's 1st congressional district. She unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Raúl Labrador, who won on November 4, 2014.