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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. Senate · New Mexico

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Ben Ray Luján

Senator · NM · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Enforcement & security
6 votesanalysis
says
does−29
Childcare & leave
analysis
says+80
does
Farm policy & subsidies
analysis
says+80
does
Public R&D
analysis
says+90
does
Veterans' care delivery
analysis
says+70
does
Personal data & privacy
analysis
says+80
does
Drugs & enforcement
6 votesanalysis
says
does−17
Land use & zoning
5 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
5 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
analysis
says+90
does
Pollution & development
1 voteanalysis
says
does+60
Spending vs. restraint
6 votesanalysis
says
does+21
Big-tech & platforms
analysis
says+80
does
Role of government
6 votesanalysis
says
does+18
Public works
analysis
says+90
does
College cost & debt
analysis
says+80
does
LGBTQ+ policy
analysis
says+80
does
Internet & broadband
analysis
says+85
does
Public school funding
analysis
says+90
does
Government role in coverage
analysis
says+80
does
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Election rules
analysis
says+70
does
Refugee & asylum policy
6 votesanalysis
says+80
does−20
gap +100
Federal vs. state/local
6 votesanalysis
says
does+17
Status for undocumented
6 votesanalysis
says+80
does−24
gap +104
Energy sources
analysis
says+80
does
Native American affairs
analysis
says+90
does
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+37
Security vs. privacy
6 votesanalysis
says
does−16
Challenger · No voting record

Matt Dodson

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Challenger · No voting record

Larry E Marker

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$33.5Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 29 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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