2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico

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2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico

November 3, 2020

Nominee Ben Ray Luján Mark Ronchetti Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 474,483 418,483 Percentage 51.7% 45.6 %

County Results Luján:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ronchetti:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Senator before election Tom Udall Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján Democratic

An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of New Mexico. The two people in the election were Ben Ray Luján (Democratic Party) and Mark Ronchetti (Republican Party). Ben Ray Luján won the election and became a senator for the first time.

Three primary elections were held on June 2, 2020. There was one person in the Libertarian Party's primary but three people in the Republican and Democrat primaries.

Democratic Party primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján	225,082	100.00%
Total votes			225,082	100.00%

Republican Party primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Ronchetti	89,216	56.49%
	Republican	Elisa Martinez	41,240	26.11%
	Republican	Gavin Clarkson	27,471	17.39%
Total votes			157,927	100.00%

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Bob Walsh	1,454	100.00%
Total votes			1,454	100.00%

Results

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján	474,483	51.73%	-3.83%
	Republican	Mark Ronchetti	418,483	45.62%	+1.18%
	Libertarian	Bob Walsh	24,271	2.65%	N/A
Total votes			917,237	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold