This was mainly because her district had been redrawn after the 1991 reapportionment and had become decidedly more Democratic, making it a longshot for any Republican.
She spent most of 1992 campaigning with and for fellow GOP Assemblyman Bill Filante, who had fallen ill during his run for congress.
This did not happen as Filante eventually lost to Democrat Lynn Woolsey and died shortly after the election.
Hansen did, however, run for the California State Senate in a 1993 special election for the 4th district left vacant when Democratic incumbent Mike Thompson won election to the neighboring 2nd district (where his home wound up after reapportionment).
She lost the GOP primary to then Shasta County Supervisor Maurice Johannessen by a wide margin.