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1982 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election

New Mexico · 2 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election?

Jeff Bingaman won the 1982 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election. Jeff Bingaman received 217,682 popular votes (53.77%). The main challenger was Harrison Jack Schmitt (46.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Bingaman and Schmitt

Bingaman +7.5 pts · won by 30,554 votes
Jeff BingamanDemocraticWINNER53.77%
217,682 votes
Harrison Jack SchmittRepublican46.23%
187,128 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.