Ben Ray Luján
DemocraticIncumbent
U.S. Senator from New Mexico since 2021; U.S. Representative from 2009 to 2021
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Ben Ray Luján, running for re-election.
Republican Larry Marker won his party's nomination as a write-in candidate after no Republican qualified for the primary ballot.
U.S. Senator from New Mexico since 2021; U.S. Representative from 2009 to 2021
Self-employed oil and gas businessman from Roswell; former candidate for state land commissioner and state senate
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DemocraticBen Ray Luján
Supports clean energy tax credits and efficiency rebates, which he says he helped pass, and has sponsored legislation to lower energy costs; says President Trump's war has raised energy and gas prices.
RepublicanLarry Marker
Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy that defends New Mexico oil and gas production, including on federal land, and develops hydrogen and nuclear energy; opposes federal permitting delays and lease pauses.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
Supports reforms to hold ICE and Customs and Border Protection accountable and introduced legislation to require training for ICE and CBP officers.
RepublicanLarry Marker
Supports securing the southern border to stop cartel trafficking and the flow of fentanyl into New Mexico.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
Supports permanently extending the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and introduced the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act to do so; says he helped pass Medicare drug price negotiation and the $35 monthly insulin cap.
RepublicanLarry Marker
No published position found.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
Says he helped pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which provides federal incentives for new housing, cheaper financing for manufactured and modular homes and fewer regulatory hurdles.
RepublicanLarry Marker
No published position found.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
Says he led the bipartisan REGROW Act to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells and cut methane emissions, and passed the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act to help communities rebuild after the wildfire.
RepublicanLarry Marker
No published position found.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
Says he is working to improve veterans' health care, expand earned benefits and address veteran homelessness and suicide.
RepublicanLarry Marker
No published position found.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
Co-led the Childcare for Working Families Act, which would cap child care costs at 7% of family income, and opposes cuts to Head Start.
RepublicanLarry Marker
No published position found.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
No published position found.
RepublicanLarry Marker
Opposes what he calls regulatory lawfare against farmers and ranchers; supports protecting grazing rights, clear permit rules, timely agency decisions and due process before regulators restrict producers.
DemocraticBen Ray Luján
No published position found.
RepublicanLarry Marker
Opposes policies that he says shield violent offenders and supports local law enforcement.