	Lisonbee had a republican challenger in convention in 2016, Dan Pitcher. Karianne received 64% of the vote in convention. Karianne also had a Democratic challenger in 2016, Kathleen Villanueva, who withdrew from the race before ballots were printed because she moved out of state. In 2018 Karianne had a Democratic challenger, Shanell Day. In 2016, Rep. Curt Oda had filed to run for a seventh term representing district 14. Lisonbee and another Republican candidate, Dan Pitcher, filed on the last filing day. Then Oda withdrew his candidacy. Lisonbee won the Republican convention race and ran unopposed in the Republican primary. A 2016 Democratic challenger, Kathleen Villanueva, moved before the general election ballots were printed resulting in Lisonbee running unopposed in the general election.