New Mexico
Called for DR -15.0closes 9:00 pm ET
Called · 15% in · Lujan +43
Safe D
Who's running
Ben Ray LujánDIncumbent
71.5%15% inWonBen Ray Luján has been a senator since 2021. He spent 12 years in the U.S. House before that. He comes from a well-known New Mexico political family.
What they say they'll do
- Senator since 2021
- In U.S. House 2009 to 2021
- Won primary with 84%
Larry MarkerR
28.5%15% inLostLarry Marker is a former oil and gas operator. Republicans had no one on the primary ballot, so he won the nomination as a write-in. He has raised about $34,000.
What they say they'll do
- Former oil and gas operator
- Write-in primary winner
- Raised about $34,000
The tea ☕
- Republicans ended up with no candidate on the primary ballot after their filer was disqualified. Marker got the nomination with about 31,000 write-in votes.
- Luján's primary challenger, Matt Dodson, was arrested in April for blocking the road into Holloman Air Force Base during a protest. He was released two days later and lost the primary badly.