[8] 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.
[9] Ellsworth lost the general election to incumbent Democratic Representative Branden Durst by 431 votes.
[10] Unopposed for the Republican primary[11] In their third contest, Phylis King defeated Ellsworth in the general election by nearly 700 votes.
[13] Ellsworth won the general election with 9,751 votes (51.9%) defeating Phylis King for a second time.
[14] 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.