New Mexico Senate
Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by Ben Ray Luján Democratic since Jan 2021
Ben Ray Luján 54Larry E Marker 36
Only 1 poll in the last 7 weeksNewest poll · SurveyUSA, field dates Sep 25 to Sep 30, released Oct 6, 576 likely votersPoll sponsored by KOB-TV (Albuquerque)Polls fetched Oct 30, 2:02 a.m. ET, from VoteHub
Polls over time
2 polls, through Election Day Nov 3Each dot is one published poll. All polls. Polls fetched Oct 30, 2:02 a.m. ET, from VoteHub.
The polls in this chart (2)
No polls released in the last 14 days · latest results range from 53–54% (D) and 36–38% (R) (newest 2 polls on the chart)
Each dot is a poll with both names, 2 of the 2 for this race. Dots and lines follow the field end date. The table adds the day each poll was released.
| Pollster | Field dates | Released | Sample | Luján | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | Sep 25 to Sep 30 | Oct 6 | 576 likely voters | 54 | 36 |
| Research & Polling Inc. | Aug 21 to Aug 28 | Sep 1 | 516 likely voters | 53 | 38 |
Side by side
Luján left, Marker right- Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
- $6.5M
- $99K
- Cash on hand
- $2.8M
- $88
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeLujánNo published score for Marker
- Record
- 7-0
- None on file
- Years in politics
- 17
- Not available
- Age on Election Day
- 54
- Not available
Ben Ray Luján on fec.gov. Larry E Marker on fec.gov. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.
How these are counted
Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. The spectrum is a published research score, not our rating. How this works. Record is wins and losses in the races in our results files, the same count as each profile.
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Ben Ray LujánIncumbentDemocratic
- Larry E MarkerRepublican
Source: electionresults.sos.nm.gov, dated Oct 22
Seat on the ballot, shift from 2014 to 2020: 5.1 points toward Republicans (Democratic by 11.2 in 2014, Democratic by 6.1 in 2020).
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Official results for New Mexico
History (17 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 903,311
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
US Senate, New Mexico, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin HeinrichWon Democratic 497,33355.1% RepublicanNella Louise Domenici Republican 405,97844.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 917,237
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
US Senate, New Mexico, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBen Ray LujánWonName as filed: Ben R. Lujan Democratic 474,48351.7% RepublicanMark V. Ronchetti Republican 418,48345.6% LibertarianBob Walsh Libertarian 24,2712.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 697,012
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
US Senate, New Mexico, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin HeinrichWon Democratic 376,99854.1% RepublicanMick Rich Republican 212,81330.5% LibertarianGary E Johnson Libertarian 107,20115.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 515,506
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
US Senate, New Mexico, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom UdallWon Democratic 286,40955.6% RepublicanAllen E. Weh Republican 229,09744.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 775,793
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
US Senate, New Mexico, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin HeinrichWon Democratic 395,71751.0% RepublicanHeather A. Wilson Republican 351,26045.3% OtherJon R. Barrie Other 28,1993.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 6170.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 823,650
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
US Senate, New Mexico, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom UdallWon Democratic 505,12861.3% RepublicanSteve Pearce Republican 318,52238.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 558,550
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
US Senate, New Mexico, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJeff BingamanWon Democratic 394,36570.6% RepublicanAllen W. McCulloch Republican 163,82629.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 3590.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 483,056
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
US Senate, New Mexico, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPete V. DomeniciWon Republican 314,19365.0% DemocraticGloria Tristani Democratic 168,86335.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 589,526
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
US Senate, New Mexico, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJeff BingamanWon Democratic 363,74461.7% RepublicanBill Redmond Republican 225,51738.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2650.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 551,821
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
US Senate, New Mexico, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPete V. DomeniciWon Republican 357,17164.7% DemocraticArt Trujillo Democratic 164,35629.8% GreenAbraham J. Gutmann Green 24,2304.4% LibertarianBruce M. Bush Libertarian 6,0641.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 463,196
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
US Senate, New Mexico, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJeff BingamanWon Democratic 249,98954.0% RepublicanColin R. McMillan Republican 213,02546.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1820.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 406,938
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
US Senate, New Mexico, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPete V. DomeniciWon Republican 296,71272.9% DemocraticTom R. Benavides Democratic 110,03327.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1930.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 508,598
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
US Senate, New Mexico, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJeff BingamanWon Democratic 321,98363.3% RepublicanBill Valentine Republican 186,57936.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 360.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 502,634
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
US Senate, New Mexico, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPete V. DomeniciWon Republican 361,37171.9% DemocraticJudith A. Pratt Democratic 141,25328.1% OtherOther Other 100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 404,810
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
US Senate, New Mexico, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJeff BingamanWon Democratic 217,68253.8% RepublicanHarrison H. Schmitt Republican 187,12846.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 343,487
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
US Senate, New Mexico, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPete V. DomeniciWon Republican 183,44253.4% DemocraticToney Anaya Democratic 160,04546.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 413,056
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
US Senate, New Mexico, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHarrison "Jack" SchmittWon Republican 234,68156.8% DemocraticJoseph M. Montoya Democratic 176,38242.7% OtherErnesto B. Borunda Other 1,0870.3% OtherMalcolm "Matt" Dillon Other 9060.2%
All rows: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
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Election Wrld. (2026). US Senate in New Mexico, election results. https://www.electionwrld.com/nm/us-senate. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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- Senate class (I, II, III) of each state seat; only state and class fields used
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- web/data/results/senate/{ST}.json. File 1976-2024-senate-state.csv downloaded from the Dataverse access API, sha256 6f745db1b4a0026ad837e74428f9ed6f3f77fa51eb6f858b58ebdbc186fdb3bd; matches the Dataverse-listed md5 0f8b51cf0f77a2ef0bff992f7a64d1b4 (dataset version 8).
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- https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/PEJ5QU
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- web/data/officials/congress.json (name, party, bioguide, official site, service start) and web/data/people (birth year, committees, social media handles and profile links; links only, nothing copied from the platforms). As-of: the files saved in data/raw/people on 2026-10-29.
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DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, VoteHub polls (CC BY 4.0), FEC, DIME (ODC-BY), Portraits: unitedstates/images (public domain)Data as of Oct 28, 2026