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NOV 7, 2026
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Larry E. Marker is trading at 4% to win the New Mexico Senate winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleOil and gas operator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyMainstream Republican
GenderMale
LocationNew Mexico
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BackgroundOil and gas operator
Notable personal detailsLarry E. Marker is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Mexico in the 2026 election cycle. He previously ran as a write-in candidate for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands (2022) and for New Mexico State Senate District 27 (2024). Marker’s campaign biography describes a background in multiple industries in southeastern New Mexico, including oil and gas production, farming, ranching, manufacturing, construction, and service.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Larry Marker’s campaign emphasizes free enterprise, private property, and reducing regulatory barriers. His issue pages prioritize defending the oil and gas industry, opposing federal overreach, and pushing back on what he describes as regulatory abuse against businesses and farmers.
Immigration & Border
Larry Marker supports a hardline border-security approach centered on stopping fentanyl, increasing border surveillance and interdiction, and tying DHS funding to strict performance metrics. He opposes officials who do not support enforcing existing immigration laws and completing border infrastructure, and frames open-border policies as a threat to public safety and local communities.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Larry Marker has worked to overturn New Mexico laws that protect reproductive and gender-affirming health care, including participation in a referendum effort aimed at eliminating those laws. Public issue summaries also describe him as having filed a lawsuit to halt abortions in New Mexico.
Climate & Energy
Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy centered on energy independence. Emphasizes defending oil and gas, stopping federal permitting overreach, and expanding New Mexico’s role in oil, gas, hydrogen, and nuclear innovation. Also frames responsible clean energy as compatible with protecting jobs and the environment.
Public Safety & Guns
Marker’s public materials emphasize defending rights, and a public comment tied to his name describes opposition to actions seen as infringing Second Amendment rights. His documented public safety focus centers more on border security, law enforcement, and crime control than on proposing new gun restrictions.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Larry E. Marker for New Mexico Senate winner?
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Public endorsement
Republican Party officials backed Larry E. Marker's write-in candidacy for U.S. Senate.
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
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