Electoral history of Bill Richardson
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United States Secretary of Energy
The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was formed on October 1, 1977 with the creation of the Department of Energy when President Jimmy...
(1998–2001), 21st United States Ambassador to the United Nations
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The position is more formally known as the "Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador...
(1997–1998), U.S. Representative from New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
's 1st district (1983–1997) and a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Congressional races (1980–1996)
New Mexico's 1st congressional districtNew Mexico's 1st congressional district
New Mexico District 1 of the United States House of Representatives serves the central area of New Mexico, in and around Albuquerque. The current Representative is Democrat Martin Heinrich, who became the district's first Democratic representative in 2009.-History:Until the 1968 elections, New...
, 1980:
- Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R) (inc.) – 125,910 (51.01%)
- Bill Richardson – 120,903 (48.99%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District serves the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. The current Representative is Democrat Ben R...
, 1982 (Democratic primary):
- Bill Richardson – 23,123 (36.22%)
- Roberto A. Mondragon – 19,691 (30.84%)
- George Perez – 12,412 (19.44%)
- Tom UdallTom UdallThomas Stewart "Tom" Udall is the junior United States Senator from New Mexico and a member of the Democratic Party. He had represented as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999. Udall was elected as the junior United States senator from New Mexico on November 4, 2008,...
– 8,619 (13.50%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 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:
- 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:
- Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) – 95,760 (71.30%)
- David F. CargoDavid F. CargoDavid Francis Cargo the 22nd Governor of New Mexico, having served between 1967 and 1971.Cargo was born in Dowagiac, Michigan, the eldest of three children born to Francis and Mary Cargo...
(R) – 38,552 (28.70%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 1988:
- Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) – 124,938 (73.11%)
- Cecilia M. Salazar (R) – 45,954 (26.89%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 1990:
- Bill Richardson (D) (inc.) – 104,225 (74.46%)
- Phil T. Archuletta (R) – 35,751 (25.54%)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 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:
- 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:
- 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 NationsUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The position is more formally known as the "Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador...
, 1997 (confirmation in the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
):
- Yea – 100
- Nay – 0
United States Secretary of Energy
United States Secretary of Energy
The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was formed on October 1, 1977 with the creation of the Department of Energy when President Jimmy...
, 1998 (confirmation in the United States Senate):
- Yea – 100
- Nay – 0
New Mexico gubernatorial races (2002–2006)
Democratic primary for Governor of New Mexico, 2002:- Bill Richardson – 147,524 (99.80%)
- Mike Nalley (write-in) – 294 (0.20%)
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2002
United States gubernatorial elections, 2002
Although Republicans made some gains from Democrats, Democrats increased their overall number of governorships.-Democratic gains:* Arizona - State Attorney General Janet Napolitano won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jane Dee Hull...
:
- Bill Richardson/Diane DenishDiane DenishDiane Daniels Denish is an American politician, who was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. She was elected in 2002, running on the same ticket as Governor Bill Richardson, and was re-elected in 2006...
(D) – 268,693 (55.49%) - John SanchezJohn SanchezJohn A. Sanchez is an American politician and, as of January 1, 2011, the 31st Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico by winning the primary election on June 1, 2010, and the general election on November 2, 2010.-Biography:...
/Rod Adair (R) – 189,074 (39.05%) - David BaconDavid BaconDavid Bacon was an American film actor.-Biography:He was born Gaspar Griswold Bacon, Jr. in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and his family was one of the prominent, politically active Boston Brahmin families. His father, Gaspar G...
/Kathleen M. Sanchez (Green) – 26,466 (5.47%)
Democratic primary for Governor of New Mexico, 2006:
- Bill Richardson (inc.) – 107,720 (99.64%)
- Anselmo A. Chavez (write-in) – 388 (0.36%)
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2006
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2006
The New Mexico gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the Governor of New Mexico. The winner of the election held on November 7, 2006, will serve between 2007 and 2011. Current incumbent, Democrat Bill Richardson was running for re-election...
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- Bill Richardson/Diane DenishDiane DenishDiane Daniels Denish is an American politician, who was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. She was elected in 2002, running on the same ticket as Governor Bill Richardson, and was re-elected in 2006...
(D) (inc.) – 384,806 (68.82%) - John DendahlJohn DendahlJohn Dendahl is a retired business executive. After retirement from business, he became a Republican politician in New Mexico and, later, a syndicated columnist. He and his wife Jackie now live near Denver, Colorado. While attending the University of Colorado, he led two NCAA champion skiing...
/Sue Wilson BeffortSue Wilson BeffortSue Wilson Beffort is a Republican member of the New Mexico State Senate representing New Mexico's 19th district, and was the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor as the running mate of John Dendahl in 2006....
(R) – 174,364 (31.18%)
United States presidential election, 2008
2008 New Hampshire Democratic Vice Presidential primary:- Raymond StebbinsRaymond StebbinsRaymond C. "Ray" Stebbins is United States attorney and political activist, a member of the Democratic Party. He is best known as a winner of the Democratic New Hampshire Vice Presidential primary....
– 50,485 (46.93%) - William Bryk – 22,965 (21.35%)
- John EdwardsJohn EdwardsJohnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
* – 10,553 (9.81%) - Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
* 6,402 (5.95%) - Bill Richardson* (write-in) – 5,525 (5.14%)
- Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
* (write-in) – 3,419 (3.18%) - Joe BidenJoe BidenJoseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...
* – 1,512 (1.41%) - Al GoreAl GoreAlbert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
* – 966 (0.90%) - Dennis KucinichDennis KucinichDennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....
* – 762 (0.71%) - Bill ClintonBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
* – 388 (0.36%) - John McCainJohn McCainJohn Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
* – 293 (0.27%) - Christopher DoddChristopher DoddChristopher John "Chris" Dodd is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period ending with the 111th United States Congress....
* – 224 (0.21%) - Ron PaulRon PaulRonald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...
* – 176 (0.16%) - Jack Barnes, Jr.* – 95 (0.09%)
- Mike GravelMike GravelMaurice Robert "Mike" Gravel is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, who served two terms from 1969 to 1981, and a former candidate in the 2008 presidential election....
* – 91 (0.09%) - Joe LiebermanJoe LiebermanJoseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,...
* – 67 (0.06%) - Mitt RomneyMitt RomneyWillard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...
* – 66 (0.06%) - Mike HuckabeeMike HuckabeeMichael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...
* – 63 (0.06%) - Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiRudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
* – 46 (0.04%) - Darrel Hunter* – 20 (0.02%)
(* – write-in)
2008 Democratic presidential primaries
Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
The results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries are the detailed outcomes of a series of contests by which members of the United States Democratic Party choose their candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. The contests are held in each of the fifty U.S. states, as well as...
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Excluding penalized contests, only primary and caucuses votes:
- Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
PN – 16,706,853 - Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
– 16,239,821 - John EdwardsJohn EdwardsJohnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
* – 742,010 - Bill Richardson* – 89,054
- Uncommitted – 82,660
- Dennis KucinichDennis KucinichDennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....
* – 68,482 - Joe BidenJoe BidenJoseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...
* – 64,041 - Mike GravelMike GravelMaurice Robert "Mike" Gravel is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, who served two terms from 1969 to 1981, and a former candidate in the 2008 presidential election....
* – 27,662 - Christopher DoddChristopher DoddChristopher John "Chris" Dodd is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period ending with the 111th United States Congress....
* – 25,300 - Others – 22,556
Including penalized contests:
- Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
– 18,225,175 (48.03%) - Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
PN – 17,988,182 (47.41%) - John EdwardsJohn EdwardsJohnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
* – 1,006,275 (2.65%) - Uncommitted – 299,610 (0.79%)
- Bill Richardson* – 106,073 (0.28%)
- Dennis KucinichDennis KucinichDennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....
* – 103,994 (0.27%) - Joe BidenJoe BidenJoseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...
* – 81,641 (0.22%) - Scattering – 44,348 (0.12%)
- Mike GravelMike GravelMaurice Robert "Mike" Gravel is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, who served two terms from 1969 to 1981, and a former candidate in the 2008 presidential election....
* – 40,251 (0.11%) - Christopher DoddChristopher DoddChristopher John "Chris" Dodd is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period ending with the 111th United States Congress....
* – 35,281 (0.09%)
(* – dropped out from race)
(PN – presumptive nominee
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