My impression is that she is re-elected more on her celebrity as former first lady than on a belief that she represents the citizens well.
If it's not that, it's affection for her husband the ex-governor.
I know things didn’t work for John and Judy but I have never understood what “Jock” saw in Olympia. I have known her longer then he has and I have never found her to be anything other than a really nasty bitch!