Democratic primary · June 2, 2026
New Mexico Senate Democratic primary
Ben Ray Luján won the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 32d ago, but only 0 polls have landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · June 2, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Ben Ray LujánBen Ray Luján ( / l uː ˈ h ɑː n / loo- HAHN ; born June 7, 1972) is an American politician serving since 2021 as the junior United States se…
2Lujan
3Matt Dodson
All polls · 2 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Luján | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | Research & Polling | 534 · LV | — | — |
| Apr 23 | Research & Polling Inc. | 534 · LV | 69 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 9 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetBen Ray Luján · 9
DBen Ray Luján9 endorsers
Most notable · The Santa Fe New Mexican
Organizations8
Organizations · 8
- American Federation of Government Employees
- J Street
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs
- Latino Victory
- League of Conservation Voters
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- Population Connection
Newspapers1
Newspapers · 1
- The Santa Fe New Mexican
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2025-12-17Ben Ray LujanS0NM00058 ↗
Raised
$5.02M
Cash on hand
$4.17M
Top industries
Lawyers / law firms$21K
Lawyers / law firms · $21K
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP · $11K
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP · $10K
Individuals $21K · PACs $0
Computers / electronics$18K
Computers / electronics · $18K
- Microsoft Corporation · $18K
Individuals $18K · PACs $0
In the news
16 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
16 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles16
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.19
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.50 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.19
Week-over-weekshift +0.50 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 19%
Neutral 81%
19% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets19%
Neutral81%
R-leaning outlets0%
19% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 2deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested3 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2025-12-17
Endorsements9 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage16 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks