in New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D) (inc.), 53.97% Colin R. McMillan (R), 45.99% 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D) (inc.), 63.2% Bill Valentine (R), 36.8% 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D), 53.8% Harrison Schmitt (R) (inc.), 46.2% Personal life Bingaman met his wife Anne Kovacovich when both were attending Stanford Law School. They have one son, John, who served as the chief of staff for New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (2019-2020). Awards and honors On December 13, 2008, Bingaman was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from New Mexico State University at the university's Fall 2008 commencement ceremony. He received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Footnotes External links United States Senator Jeff Bingaman official U.S. Senate website |- |- |- |- |- |- 1943 births Living people 21st-century American politicians American United Methodists Democratic Party United States senators from New Mexico Harvard College alumni Military personnel from New Mexico New Mexico Attorneys General New Mexico Democrats New Mexico lawyers Politicians from El Paso, Texas People from Silver City, New Mexico Stanford Law School alumni United States Army soldiers United States Army reservists