Incumbent Ellington Retains GOP Nomination In 62nd State House District Race

WFIU | By Ethan Burks

Published June 3, 2020 at 2:17 AM EDT

Indiana State Rep. Jeff Ellington will run for his second term this November after defeating Greg Knott in the Republican primary.

Ellington is the unofficial Republican nominee for District 62. With 30 of 52 precincts, or 58% of precincts reporting, Ellington has 3,364 votes, or 86%.

Ellington's challenger, Greg Knott has 565 votes, or 14%.

The district serves parts of Greene, Monroe, and Martin counties.

Ellington currently sits on the on three committees within the Indiana House of Representatives: Financial Institutions, Local Government and Natural Resources.

He authored HB-1148, which sets the education requirements for people taking the public accountancy exam. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the bill in March.

Ellington will run against Democrat Alyssa Bailey in the general election in November.

Ethan Burks

Ethan Burks is a multimedia reporter for WTIU/WFIU News. He focuses on the issues that concern the city of Bloomington in his work for City Limits and he anchors WTIU Newsbreaks. Before coming to Bloomington, Ethan worked at KOMU in Columbia, Mo.

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