Karen Hardy
Karen Hardy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 7. Hardy lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Hardy was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for the same seat.
Elections
2018
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 7
Incumbent Shelly Short defeated Karen Hardy in the general election for Washington State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelly Short (R) | 69.0 | 48,042 |
 | Karen Hardy (D) | 31.0 | 21,592 | |
| Total votes: 69,634 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 7
Incumbent Shelly Short and Karen Hardy advanced from the primary for Washington State Senate District 7 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelly Short (R) | 67.1 | 30,850 |
| ✔ | | Karen Hardy (D) | 32.9 | 15,101 |
| Total votes: 45,951 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Washington State Senate District 7 was called for November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 1, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 19, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacated by Brian Dansel (R) after he accepted a position of special assistant within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Shelly Short (R) was appointed to fill the seat until a replacement was elected in November.[2]
Karen Hardy (D) and incumbent Shelly Short (R) ran in the top-two primary.[3] Short defeated Hardy in the November 7 general election.
| Washington State Senate, District 7, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Shelly Short |
68.3% | 25,444 | |
| Democratic | Karen Hardy | 31.7% | 11,814 | |
| Total Votes | 37,258 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
See also
- Washington State Senate
- Washington State Senate District 7
- Washington State Senate elections, 2018
- Washington state legislative special elections, 2017
- Washington State Legislature
External links
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- Washington State Senate
- Official campaign website
- Karen Hardy on Facebook
- Washington State Legislature
Footnotes
