The Democratic victory was an important factor in President Clinton's re-election.
Fargo did not face as stiff competition in her 2004 re-election.
Richardson claimed this as a major factor in the government's narrow re-election in 1990.
He set a Republican record for this heavily Democratic state with a 780,000-vote victory margin in his 1998 re-election.
As word of this action came out, White won favor among young first time voters and parents of teens in his re-election.
Yet he seemed more interested in his own re-election than in building a stronger party.
The shutdown has also been cited as having a role in Clinton's successful re-election in 1996.
She was unchallenged in her re-election in 2002 and 2006.
Labour's support for the ban is often considered to be an important factor in the party's re-election.
Richardson claimed this as a major factor in the government's narrow re-election at the 1990 federal election, Hawke's last triumph.