ʃiː ɹˈæn æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt kˈændᵻdˌeɪt, dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt dˈʌɡ mə kˈæləm æt ðə pˈoʊlz ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, hˌuː hɐdbɪn hɜː pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈælaɪ æz ɹˈiːsəntli æz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.
She ran as an independent candidate, defeating incumbent Doug McCallum at the polls on November 19, 2005, who had been her political ally as recently as 2003.