New Mexico Senate 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

DBen Ray Luján
$6.46M
+$319 for
RLarry Marker
$99K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Ben Ray Luján	D	$6,460,522	$319	$0	26%
Larry Marker	R	$99,230	$0	$0	—

$6.56M

Raised by candidates

$4.92M

Spent by candidates

$319

Outside spending

2 spenders · + $274K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Ben Ray Luján (D)	$6.46M^†	$2.91M	$1.74M	26%	23%	$4.83M^†	2,710
Larry Marker (R)	$99K^†	$29K	$0	—	100%	$90K^†	20

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION C00802389	Ben Ray Luján	Support	$309 8 filings		—
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION C00483693	Ben Ray Luján	Support	$10 1 filing		—

Candidates

Ben Ray Luján

D Democrat

Raised: $6.46M
Small-dollar: 26%
In-state: 23%
Outside for / against: $319 / $0

Backed byAndreessen & Horowitz Deborah Simon End Citizens United Gambling Union PAC Realtors PAC Mostly out-of-state money

Larry Marker

R Republican

Raised: $99K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.