Bill Richardson
★ Governor
- Born
- November 15, 1947
- Died
- September 1, 2023
- Age at death
- 75
- Home state
- New Mexico
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1980–2006
Photo: Roger H. Goun from Brentwood, NH, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
10-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Richardson1.6M
Opponents924,531
11
Elections run
Between 1980 and 2006, Bill Richardson ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 10 and losing 1. Richardson's biggest single-election total was 384,806 votes, in the 2006 governor election in New Mexico. Richardson's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in New Mexico's District 3, decided by 38,119 votes.
Browse every governor election in New Mexico, every U.S. House race in New Mexico's District 3, or every U.S. House race in New Mexico's District 1.
How many votes has Bill Richardson received?
Bill Richardson has received 1,631,808 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GovernorNew Mexico | Won | 384,80668.82% | John Dendahl |
| 2002 | GovernorNew Mexico | Won | 268,69355.49% | John Sanchez David E. Bacon |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 124,59467.25% | Bill Redmond Ed D. Nagel (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 99,90063.59% | F. Gregg Bemis Jr. (head-to-head) Ed D. Nagel (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 122,85067.42% | F. Gregg Bemis Jr. (head-to-head) Ed D. Nagel (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 104,22574.46% | Phil T. Archuletta |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 124,93873.11% | Cecilia M. Salazar |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 95,76071.3% | David Cargo |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 100,47060.81% | Louis H. Gallegos Shirley Machocky Jones |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 84,66964.49% | Marjorie Bell Chambers |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Lost | 120,90348.99% | Manuel Lujan Jr. |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000229) and Wikidata (Q311782). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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