- Electoral history of Bill Richardson
Electoral history of
Bill Richardson , 30thGovernor of New Mexico (2003 -present), 9thUnited States Secretary of Energy (1998 -2001 ), 21stUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations (1997 -1998 ), U.S. Representative fromNew Mexico 's 1st district (1983 -1997 ) and a candidate for the2008 Democratic nomination forPresident of the United States Congressional races (1980-1996)
New Mexico's 1st congressional district ,1980 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29083 Our Campaigns - NM District 01 Race - Nov 04, 1980 ] ] :
*Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) (inc.) - 125,910 (51.01%)
* Bill Richardson - 120,903 (48.99%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district ,1982 (Democratic primary) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=210034 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson - 23,123 (36.22%)
*Roberto A. Mondragon - 19,691 (30.84%)
*George Perez - 12,412 (19.44%)
*Tom Udall - 8,619 (13.50%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 1982 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29081 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 Race - Nov 02, 1982 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) - 84,669 (64.49%)
*Marjorie Bell Chambers (R) - 46,466 (35.39%)
*David A. Fernandez (I) - 158 (0.12%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
1984 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29067 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 Race - Nov 06, 1984 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) - 100,470 (60.81%)
*Louis H. Gallegos (R) - 62,351 (37.74%)
*Shirley Machocky Jones (LBT) - 2,388 (1.45%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
1986 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29061 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 Race - Nov 04, 1986 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) - 95,760 (71.30%)
*David F. Cargo (R) - 38,552 (28.70%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
1988 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29057 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 Race - Nov 08, 1988 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) - 124,938 (73.11%)
*Cecilia M. Salazar (R) - 45,954 (26.89%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
1990 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29053 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 Race - Nov 06, 1990 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) - 104,225 (74.46%)
*Phil T. Archuletta (R) - 35,751 (25.54%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
1992 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28176 Our Campaigns - NM District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1992 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) - 122,850 (67.42%)
*F. Gregg Bemis, Jr. (R) - 54,569 (29.95%)
*Ed Nagel (LBT) - 4,798 (2.63%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
1994 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28867 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 Race - Nov 08, 1994 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) (inc,) - 99,900 (63.59%)
*F. Gregg Bemis, Jr. (R) - 53,515 (34.06%)
*Ed Nagel (LBT) - 3,697 (2.35%)New Mexico's 3rd congressional district,
1996 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28862 Our Campaigns - NM District 03 Race - Nov 05, 1996 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) - 124,594 (67.25%)
*Bill Redmond (R) - 56,580 (30.54%)
*Ed Nagel (LBT) - 4,097 (2.21%)Administration appointments (1996-2001)
United States Ambassador to the United Nations ,1997 (confirmation in theUnited States Senate ) [ [http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00009 U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote ] ] :
* Yea - 100
* Nay - 0United States Secretary of Energy ,1998 (confirmation in the United States Senate) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=250288 Our Campaigns - US Secretary of Energy Race - Jul 31, 1998 ] ] :
* Yea - 100
* Nay - 0New Mexico gubernatorial races (2002-2006)
Democratic primary for
Governor of New Mexico ,2002 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=181639 Our Campaigns - NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 2002 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson - 147,524 (99.80%)
*Mike Nalley (write-in ) - 294 (0.20%)New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2002 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=48 Our Campaigns - NM - Governor Race - Nov 05, 2002 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson/Diane Denish (D) - 268,693 (55.49%)
*John Sanchez /Rod Adair (R) - 189,074 (39.05%)
*David Bacon /Kathleen M. Sanchez (Green) - 26,466 (5.47%)Democratic primary for Governor of New Mexico,
2006 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=181640 Our Campaigns - NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 2006 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson (inc.) - 107,720 (99.64%)
*Anselmo A. Chavez (write-in) - 388 (0.36%)New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2006 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7850 Our Campaigns - NM Governor Race - Nov 07, 2006 ] ] :
* Bill Richardson/Diane Denish (D) (inc.) - 384,806 (68.82%)
*John Dendahl /Sue Wilson Beffort (R) - 174,364 (31.18%)United States presidential election, 2008 2008 New Hampshire Democratic Vice Presidential primary [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=411802 Our Campaigns - NH US Vice President - D Primary Race - Jan 08, 2008 ] ] :
*Raymond Stebbins - 50,485 (46.93%)
*William Bryk - 22,965 (21.35%)
*John Edwards * - 10,553 (9.81%)
*Barack Obama * 6,402 (5.95%)
* Bill Richardson* (write-in) - 5,525 (5.14%)
*Hillary Rodham Clinton * (write-in) - 3,419 (3.18%)
*Joe Biden * - 1,512 (1.41%)
*Al Gore * - 966 (0.90%)
*Dennis Kucinich * - 762 (0.71%)
*Bill Clinton * - 388 (0.36%)
*John McCain * - 293 (0.27%)
*Christopher Dodd * - 224 (0.21%)
*Ron Paul * - 176 (0.16%)
*Jack Barnes, Jr. * - 95 (0.09%)
*Mike Gravel * - 91 (0.09%)
*Joe Lieberman * - 67 (0.06%)
*Mitt Romney * - 66 (0.06%)
*Mike Huckabee * - 63 (0.06%)
*Rudy Giuliani * - 46 (0.04%)
*Darrel Hunter * - 20 (0.02%){* - write-in)
2008 Democratic presidential primaries [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6315 Our Campaigns - US President - D Primary Race - Jan 03, 2008 ] ] :
Excluding penalized contests, only primary and caucuses votes:
*Barack Obama PN - 16,706,853
*Hillary Rodham Clinton - 16,239,821
*John Edwards * - 742,010
* Bill Richardson* - 89,054
* Uncommitted - 82,660
*Dennis Kucinich * - 68,482
*Joe Biden * - 64,041
*Mike Gravel * - 27,662
*Christopher Dodd * - 25,300
* Others - 22,556Including penalized contests:
*
Hillary Rodham Clinton - 18,225,175 (48.03%)
*Barack Obama PN - 17,988,182 (47.41%)
*John Edwards * - 1,006,275 (2.65%)
* Uncommitted - 299,610 (0.79%)
* Bill Richardson* - 106,073 (0.28%)
*Dennis Kucinich * - 103,994 (0.27%)
*Joe Biden * - 81,641 (0.22%)
* Scattering - 44,348 (0.12%)
*Mike Gravel * - 40,251 (0.11%)
*Christopher Dodd * - 35,281 (0.09%)(* - dropped out from race)
(PN -presumptive nominee )References
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