| Terry Gestrin | |
| Office: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from 8th district |
| Term Start: | August 2, 2012 |
| Term End: | December 1, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Ken Roberts |
| Successor: | Matthew Bundy (redistricting) |
| Birth Place: | Cascade, Idaho, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Donnelly, Idaho, U.S. |
| Education: | Idaho State University (BBA) |
Terry F. Gestrin is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 8th district. He assumed office on August 2, 2012.[1]
Gestrin was born in Cascade, Idaho. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from Idaho State University.
After redistricting in 2012, Gestrin sought the 8th district seat in the Idaho Senate but was defeated in the May 2012 Republican primary by then-Representative Steven Thayn.
When Representative Ken Roberts was appointed to the Idaho State Tax Commission later in July, the Legislative District 8 Republican Central Committee selected Gestrin to take Roberts' place on the general election ballot for Seat A.[2]
Governor Otter appointed Gestrin to serve the remainder of Roberts' term.[3]
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Primary[4] | align="right" | 2,053 | 27.6% | align="right" | 3,312 | 44.6% | align="right" | 2,065 | 27.8% | |||||||||
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 General[5] | align="right" | 13,894 | 67.9% | align="right" | 7,405 | 34.8% | |||||||
| 2014 Primary[6] | align="right" | 4,443 | 62.9% | align="right" | 2,618 | 37.1% | |||||||
| 2014 General[7] | align="right" | 12,848 | 99.1% | align="right" | 111 | 0.9% | |||||||
| 2016 Primary[8] | align="right" | 5,999 | 100% | ||||||||||
| 2016 General[9] | align="right" | 16,745 | 74.1% | align="right" | 5,864 | 25.9% |