In 1982 Tucker attempted a political comeback, running for governor in the Democratic primary. He placed third in the five-man primary race. Clinton regained the governor’s seat. Following the race, Tucker continued working in law, now as a senior partner in the 50 lawyer firm of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, and Tucker firm. He specialized in corporate and commercial litigation. In 1983, Tucker began involvement in the business of cable television. In 1986, Tucker served as an attorney for Metropolitan Life Insurance, which sought to mitigate the financial strain of the Baldwin-United bankruptcy case—at the time, one of the largest financial collapses in American history.
