1982: Candidate Scrapped for Open Seat in Congress
The Santa Fe New Mexican › November 25, 2007
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1982: Governor won close primary race
It has been a quarter-century since Gov. Bill Richardson faced a truly tough election campaign.See the full content of this document
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1982: Candidate Scrapped for Open Seat in Congress
His two gubernatorial races were contests with underfunded Republican candidates, and he faced only token resistance in virtually all his Congressional re-election campaigns. But back in 1982, Richardson came out on top in a Democratic primary that was hard-fought and grueling. It was a race in which he started out behind in the polls and often was the center of controversy.
Buoyed by his surprising 1980 showing against longtime incumbent ...See the full content of this document
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