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Ellington changed his plans and did not seek reelection to the House in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011. Voters chose a Republican successor in the House seat, [[Steve Pylant]] of Delhi, the outgoing sheriff of Franklin Parish. Pylant defeated Ellington's previous opponent, Cleve Womack, 9,119 votes (56.3 percent) to 7,066 ballots (43.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
Ellington changed his plans and did not seek reelection to the House in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011. Voters chose a Republican successor in the House seat, [[Steve Pylant]] of Delhi, the outgoing sheriff of Franklin Parish. Pylant defeated Ellington's previous opponent, Cleve Womack, 9,119 votes (56.3 percent) to 7,066 ballots (43.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
In 2012, Ellington was appointed to a $150,000 position in the Louisiana Department of Insurance as the chief deputy commissioner. He served under elected commissioner [[Jim Donelon]], a former Democrat who turned Republican in 1980. Ellington would have succeeded to the insurance commissioner's position were Donelon to vacate the post that he has held since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ba5156c86d3b4f57a271e52374c4b369/LA--Ellington-Insurance/|title=ormer state Rep. Noble Ellington hired as No. 2 official at state Department of Insurance|date=February 8, 2012|publisher=Therepublic.com|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Ellington said that he would remain deputy commissioner until at least 2016.
In 2012, Ellington was appointed to a $150,000 position in the Louisiana Department of Insurance as the chief deputy commissioner. He served under elected commissioner [[Jim Donelon]], a former Democrat who turned Republican in 1980. Ellington would have succeeded to the insurance commissioner's position were Donelon to vacate the post that he has held since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ba5156c86d3b4f57a271e52374c4b369/LA--Ellington-Insurance/|title=Former state Rep. Noble Ellington hired as No. 2 official at state Department of Insurance|date=February 8, 2012|publisher=Therepublic.com|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Ellington said that he would remain deputy commissioner until at least 2016.
In February 2015, Ellington, along with Attorney General [[Buddy Caldwell]] and former state Representative [[Jock Scott]], was among the new inductees into the uisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/29/caldwell-ellington-elected-political-hall-fame/19681269/|title=Caldwell, Ellington elected to Political Hall of Fame|date=November 29, 2014|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=December 1, 2014}}</ref>
In February 2015, Ellington, along with Attorney General [[Buddy Caldwell]] and former state Representative [[Jock Scott]], was among the new inductees into the uisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/29/caldwell-ellington-elected-political-hall-fame/19681269/|title=Caldwell, Ellington elected to Political Hall of Fame|date=November 29, 2014|author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=December 1, 2014}}</ref>