United States Senate election in New Mexico, 1982
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 3, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Harrison Schmitt was running for re-election to a second term, but lost to Democrat Jeff Bingaman.
Major candidates
Democratic
Republican
- Harrison Schmitt, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976 and former Astronaut
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jeff Bingaman | 217,682 | 53.77% | +11.07% | |
Republican | Harrison Schmitt (inc.) | 187,128 | 46.23% | -10.59% | |
Majority | 30,554 | 7.55% | -6.57% | ||
Turnout | 404,810 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
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