She announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate in May 2005, and won the Democratic Party nomination in the June 13,2006, defeating Eric Mehnert by a 600 vote margin, out of approximately 44,000 votes cast.
She announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate in May 2005. She won the Democratic Party nomination in the June 13,2006 out of approximately 44,000 votes cast. Defeating Eric Mehnert by a 600 vote margin was June 13,2006.