 Hodgkinson initially announced plans to seek Nationals preselection in Goulburn, claiming that the redrawn Cootamundra was too far away from her base.This briefly touched off a dispute between the Liberals and Nationals, as it would have breached a longstanding Coalition agreement not to run three-cornered contests.Ultimately, Hodgkinson dropped plans to challenge Goward and contested Cootamundra, which she won easily.