 In 1998, another attempt at political redemption ended up with harsher results.Apodaca ran against the former Mayor of Albuquerque Martin Chavez, then-State Representative and future Attorney General Gary King, son of former Governor Bruce King, who had just lost the Governorship four years previously, as well as State Auditor Roger Virgil, in the Democratic primary for Governor.Apodaca got a disappointing 10% and though he ran ahead of Virgil, the State Auditor at least won San Miguel county, his home county, while Apodaca got a desultory 3% of the vote.