# Electoral history of Bill Richardson

Bill Richardson served as the 30th Governor of New Mexico (2003-2011).
A member of the Democratic Party, Richardson served as the Representative from New Mexico's 3rd congressional district (1983–1997), the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998), and U.S. Secretary of Energy (1998–2001). He unsuccessfully ran for U.S. President in 2008.

## Congressional races (1980–1996)

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 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):
* 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:
* 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. 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 Nations, 1997 (confirmation in the United States Senate):
* Yea – 100
* Nay – 0
United States Secretary of Energy, 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:
* 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:
* Bill Richardson (inc.) – 107,720 (99.64%)
* Anselmo A. Chavez (write-in) – 388 (0.36%)
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 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:
* 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:
Excluding penalized contests, only primary and caucuses votes:
* Barack Obama$^{PN}$ – 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 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)