ʃiː wʌz sˌaɪməltˈeɪniəsli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə sˈɜːv ˈaʊt hɜː hˈʌsbəndz tˈɜːm ɪnðɪ ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ænd ɐ tˈɜːm ɪnðɪ ˈeɪɾi fˈɪfθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt.
She was simultaneously elected to serve out her husband's term in the 84th United States Congress and a term in the 85th United States Congress in her own right.