New Mexico Election 2026: US Senate

Roswell Republican Larry Marker challenges U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a longtime elected official, for one of New Mexico's U.S. Senate seats. Source NM spoke with both about their race.

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 2,285

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The race to represent New Mexico in the U.S. Senate took an unconventional route last spring.

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) soundly defeated his opponent in the June 2 primary election with an 84%-16% victory. The Republican race, however, appeared blank on the ballot.

While the Republican Party of New Mexico failed to officially field a candidate for the race, Republican Larry Marker of Roswell decided to run as a …

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