Winner, unofficial result · U.S. Senate, NM
Ben Ray Lujan
American politician (born 1972)
- Over
- Larry Marker (Republican), 36.7%
- Votes
- 458,756 (192,322 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +20.0, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Ben Ray Luján is an American politician serving since 2021 as the junior United States senator from New Mexico.
More
From 2009 to 2021, he represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives; he served as assistant speaker from 2019 to 2021. Luján is a self-described progressive Democrat.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- June 7, 1972 (age 54)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 6 House terms, 1 Senate term, since January 6, 2009
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. Senate, NM. Won with 63.3%, 26.5 points ahead over Larry Marker.
- Ben Ray Luján Democratic · winner63.3%
- Larry Marker Republican36.7%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +20.0, from verified polls)
- Result
- D +26.5
- Difference
- 6.5 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: PEOPLE FOR BEN. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed. These are the two-year cycle totals; a Senate campaign runs six years, so money raised earlier in the term is not counted here.
Where the money came from
37.5% of the $3,372,601 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)19.6%$1,264,650
- Individuals, itemized32.6%$2,107,950
- Other political committees (PACs)32.1%$2,075,346
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts15.7%$1,012,575
Employers donors listed
- CAPITAL GROUP$47,50019 contributions
- OPENAI$19,0008 contributions
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$17,75015 contributions
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION$17,75010 contributions
- THE DASCHLE GROUP$15,50010 contributions
- BGR GROUP$14,50016 contributions
- PATTERN ENERGY$14,0008 contributions
- THEGROUP DC$13,0008 contributions
- KEEFE KEEFE & UNSELL P.C.$12,0004 contributions
- OGILVY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$12,00010 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash e7a00a6a6132
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
3 subcommittees
- Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
- Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research (Ranking Member)
- Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
3 subcommittees
- Telecommunications and Media (Ranking Member)
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Senate Committee on Finance
3 subcommittees
- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Health Care
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 88 bills and resolutions, and 152 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 512 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- S. 5662: CARE Act of 2026Introduced September 30, 2026. Latest action September 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 5635: Arts Education for All ActIntroduced September 30, 2026. Latest action September 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 5475: Timely Access to Coverage Decisions ActIntroduced September 23, 2026. Latest action September 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.Res. 889: A resolution recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating September 2026 as "Latin Music Appreciation Month".Introduced September 23, 2026. Latest action September 23, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4947-4949)
- S. 5321: HCBS Access ActIntroduced August 6, 2026. Latest action August 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 5282: Chama Basin Watershed Protection ActIntroduced August 6, 2026. Latest action August 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 9abeeda2ab3e
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- benraylujan.com official
- Contact form
- lujan.senate.gov
- Office phone
- 202-224-6621
- Washington office
- 498 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
- Campaign email
- info@benraylujan.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:03 PM ET
- 2020U.S. Senate, NM · General · won · 474,483 votes (51.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, NM-03 · General · won · 155,201 votes (63.4%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico&oldid=1384619358
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 9:03 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Ray_Luj%C3%A1n
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0NM00058/
- photo_headshot https://www.lujan.senate.gov
- photo_action https://www.lujan.senate.gov/about/issues/
- photo_full_body https://www.lujan.senate.gov/about/
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