Harrison H. Schmitt
Last held office: U.S. Senate, New Mexico (1976–1982). Ran in 2 elections between 1976 and 1982, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −7.5
- Lost 1982
- Elections
- 2
- 1976–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Schmitt was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Schmitt has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Schmitt won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. Senate, New Mexico | General | Lost | Jeff Bingaman (D) | 46.2% | D+7.5 | $1.7M | R+19.8 | |
| 1976 | U.S. Senate, New Mexico | General | Won | Joseph M. Montoya (D), Ernesto B. Borunda (I), Malcolm "matt" Dillon (I) | 56.8% | R+14.1 | — | R+2.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1981–82
- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.7M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1982Updated Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 AM ET
Seats Schmitt has held
- U.S. Senate, New Mexico · 1976–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Schmitt has run against
- Jeff Bingaman (D) · 1982 election, lost
- Joseph M. Montoya (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Schmitt
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S6NM00071
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC