| Election Name: | 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1982 |
| Image1: | Senator Jeff Bingaman in 1985.png |
| Nominee1: | Jeff Bingaman |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 217,682 |
| Percentage1: | 53.77% |
| Nominee2: | Harrison Schmitt |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 187,128 |
| Percentage2: | 46.23% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Harrison Schmitt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jeff Bingaman |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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 Democrat Jeff Bingaman. As of 2022, this is the last time an incumbent senator lost re-election in New Mexico.
Bingaman ran advertisements that criticized Schmitt's views on a minimum Social Security and mining on federally protected land. Schmitt countered these ads by criticizing Bingaman's work as attorney general, citing the handling of the 1980 state prison riot and asking the governor to pardon an inmate that was on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. Another ad that Bingaman ran asked, "What on Earth has he done for you lately?"[1]
The two negative ads that Schmitt ran were received poorly and later pulled.
The turnout was approximately 70%.[2]
Schmitt thought the media was biased against him during the campaign.[3]