Editing Randall Terry (section)

===1998 congressional campaign===
In 1998, Terry ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[Upstate New York]]. Terry competed with radio station owner William "Bud" Walker for the Republican nomination to face Democratic incumbent [[Maurice Hinchey]]. Terry received the endorsement of [[Focus on the Family]] head [[James Dobson]]; however, national and state Republicans were not supportive of Terry's candidacy.<ref>Corn, David. [http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2009/06/riding-with-an-antiabortion-fo.html Riding with an Abortion Foe Who Once Targeted Tiller] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616033044/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2009/06/riding-with-an-antiabortion-fo.html |date=June 16, 2009 }}. June 2, 2009. ''[[Congressional Quarterly|CQ]] Politics''.</ref> Terry was defeated by Walker 53% to 35%, but he was the [[Right to Life Party]]'s nominee in the general election.<ref>[http://www.publiceye.org/body_politic/news/rat80917.htm Randall Terry Defeated – Cost $100 per Vote]. September 17, 1998, at PublicEye.Org.</ref> Terry came in third place, winning 7% of the vote, with Hinchey and Walker winning 62% and 31% respectively.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/members/campaign/1998/house/ny.htm New York House Races (1998)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816065856/http://nationaljournal.com/members/campaign/1998/house/ny.htm |date=August 16, 2000 }}. September 15, 1998, ''[[National Journal]]''.</ref> In 2000, Terry and his son Jamiel promoted the candidacy of [[Steve Forbes]] in the Republican presidential primary.<ref name="WP2004"/>