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1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico

The 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Harrison Schmitt was running for re-election to a second term, but lost to Democratic state attorney general Jeff Bingaman. As of 2026, this is the last time an incumbent senator lost re-election in New Mexico.

Democratic primary
Candidates Jeff Bingaman, Attorney General of New MexicoJerry Apodaca, former Governor of New Mexico • Virginia Keehan Results ==General election==
General election
CandidatesJeff Bingaman, Attorney General of New Mexico (Democratic) • Harrison Schmitt, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976 and former astronaut (Republican) Campaign Bingaman ran advertisements that criticized Schmitt's views on a minimum Social Security and mining on federally protected land. The two negative ads that Schmitt ran were received poorly and later pulled. == Aftermath ==
Aftermath
Schmitt thought the media was biased against him during the campaign. == See also ==
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