California's women were not given the right to vote; they ran a hard-fought campaign in 1911 and won political freedom for the women of California.
The results are a blow for women who thought their long and hard-fought campaign would guarantee success.
At the end of the hard-fought campaign, Williams won by a majority of over 230 votes.
Afterward, officials said, an expensive, hard-fought but brief campaign is expected.
More pointed barbs have already started flying in what promises to be hard-fought campaign.
The vote came after a hard-fought campaign on both sides, with civic groups and Democrats pushing for the change.
Locals recently won a hard-fought campaign to stop land owners who wanted to charge for access to the beaches.
It was a brutal, hard-fought campaign waged all across Alabama.
As the hard-fought campaign approaches its conclusion, each side has showed signs of restraint.
After a hard-fought campaign, he lost the general election to Menendez by 53.3% to 44.3%.