New Mexico U.S. Senate S-NM-2026 · Class 2 · Regular cycle

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-06-02
Filing Deadline 2026-02-03 (held)
Cook Political Report
Solid D
As of date pending
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe D
As of date pending
Polymarket
R 3¢
D 96¢
Refreshed today
D+4
Cook PVI
Incumbent
Ben Ray Luján
Democrat · Running
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D+4 PVI. Minor primary challenger only.

Top contenders

Ben Ray Luján
Democrat
● Incumbent

Democrat candidate for the New Mexico U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$4,658,613
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S0NM00058/
12-wk spend
Matt Dodson
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the New Mexico U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$11,843
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6NM01145/
12-wk spend

Republicans

No serious candidates.

Democrats

Ben Ray Luján
Democrat
● Incumbent

Democrat candidate for the New Mexico U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$4,658,613
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S0NM00058/
12-wk spend
Matt Dodson
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the New Mexico U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$11,843
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6NM01145/
12-wk spend

6 additional FEC filers excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.