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New Mexico U.S. Senate 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the New Mexico Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List (New Mexico Secretary of State candidate portal) (no date printed on the list; a live portal page linked from sos.nm.gov as "Click here to view candidate list").

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The candidates

  1. Ben Ray Luján, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, New Mexico

    Ben Ray Luján

    Democratic · In office

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: Office of Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Ben Ray Luján's page · In their own words

  2. Larry E Marker

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Larry E Marker's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Ben Ray Luján stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ben Ray Luján.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ben Ray Luján.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Larry E Marker stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Larry E Marker.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Larry E Marker.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the New Mexico Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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