Electoral history of Bill Richardson
Electoral history of Bill Richardson presents the results of elections in which Bill Richardson (1947–2023), an American politician and diplomat, was a candidate. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Richardson represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1997, served as the Governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011, and ran for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries. This article summarizes his congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential campaigns.
Congressional races (1980–1996)
[edit]New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 1980:[1]
- Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) (inc.) – 125,910 (51.01%)
- Bill Richardson – 120,903 (48.99%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 1982 (Democratic primary):[2]
- 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:[3]
- 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:[4]
- 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:[5]
- Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) – 95,760 (71.30%)
- David F. Cargo (R) – 38,552 (28.70%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 1988:[6]
- Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) – 124,938 (73.11%)
- Cecilia M. Salazar (R) – 45,954 (26.89%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 1990:[7]
- Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) – 104,225 (74.46%)
- Phil T. Archuletta (R) – 35,751 (25.54%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 1992:[8]
- 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:[9]
- 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:[10]
- 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)
[edit]United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1997 (confirmation in the United States Senate):[11]
- Yea – 100
- Nay – 0
United States Secretary of Energy, 1998 (confirmation in the United States Senate):[12]
- Yea – 100
- Nay – 0
New Mexico gubernatorial races (2002–2006)
[edit]Democratic primary for Governor of New Mexico, 2002:[13]
- Bill Richardson – 147,524 (99.80%)
- Mike Nalley (write-in) – 294 (0.20%)
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2002:[14]
- 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:[15]
- Bill Richardson (inc.) – 107,720 (99.64%)
- Anselmo A. Chavez (write-in) – 388 (0.36%)
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2006:[16]
- 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
[edit]2008 New Hampshire Democratic vice presidential primary:[17]
- 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 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:[18]
Excluding penalized contests, only primary and caucuses votes:
- Barack ObamaPN – 16,706,853
- Hillary 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 – 22,556
Including penalized contests:
- Hillary Clinton – 18,225,175 (48.03%)
- Barack ObamaPN – 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
[edit]- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 01 Race – Nov 4, 1980
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 – D Primary Race – Jun 8, 1982
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 Race – Nov 2, 1982
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 Race – Nov 6, 1984
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 Race – Nov 4, 1986
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 Race – Nov 8, 1988
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 Race – Nov 6, 1990
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 3 Race – Nov 3, 1992
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 Race – Nov 8, 1994
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM District 03 Race – Nov 5, 1996
- ^ U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote
- ^ Our Campaigns – US Secretary of Energy Race – Jul 31, 1998
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM Governor – D Primary Race – Jun 4, 2002
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM – Governor Race – Nov 5, 2002
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM Governor – D Primary Race – Jun 6, 2006
- ^ Our Campaigns – NM Governor Race – Nov 7, 2006
- ^ Our Campaigns – NH US Vice President – D Primary Race – Jan 8, 2008
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Primary Race – Jan 3, 2008