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from his time in the U.S. Congress are held in the
Special Collections of Eastern New Mexico University. Within the Golden Student Success Center is the Runnels Room, an art gallery name in Runnels' honor after a portion of his estate was bequeathed to the university].
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903:"Rep. Harold Runnels, Six-Term Congressman"
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1021:"Harold L. Runnels (id: R000510)"
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948:"1972 Election Results"
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246:Harold Lowell Runnels
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129:Harold Lowell Runnels
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86:Succeeded by
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1562:1980 deaths
1557:1924 births
1187:M. S. Otero
1142:M. A. Otero
340:He died in
199:Businessman
74:Preceded by
1551:Categories
1497:Richardson
1359:J. Montoya
1283:N. Montoya
1197:Manzanares
1047:Ed Foreman
889:References
866:Democratic
823:Democratic
808:Candidate
786:Democratic
753:Republican
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710:Candidate
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637:Republican
609:Democratic
594:Candidate
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539:Republican
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496:Candidate
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470:Democratic
439:Ed Foreman
434:Republican
407:Democratic
392:Candidate
254:New Mexico
196:Profession
182:Democratic
135:1924-03-17
79:Ed Foreman
51:New Mexico
1425:Stansbury
1354:Fernández
1278:Hernández
1268:Hernández
1263:Fergusson
1212:Fergusson
1132:Weightman
1072:Joe Skeen
364:His son,
260:Biography
111:1960–1970
107:In office
91:Joe Skeen
64:In office
1410:Heinrich
1308:Anderson
1217:P. Perea
1172:Gallegos
1152:F. Perea
1137:Gallegos
877:See also
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525:116,152
456:125,592
326:Democrat
320:Congress
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1502:Redmond
1481:Vasquez
1476:Herrell
1446:Runnels
1441:Foreman
1420:Haaland
1323:Dempsey
1303:Dempsey
1227:Andrews
1013:Sources
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842:100.00
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644:43,045
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444:61,074
420:64,518
328:to the
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216:Reserve
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1461:Teague
1456:Pearce
1405:Wilson
1400:Schiff
1364:Walker
1328:Morris
1298:Chávez
1288:Morrow
1273:Walton
1207:Catron
1202:Joseph
1182:Romero
1177:Elkins
1167:Chaves
1162:Clever
1157:Chaves
1058:from
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811:Votes
805:Party
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763:29.67
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