Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Gavin Clarkson
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · New Mexico
- Filing address
- Las Cruces, NM (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CLARKSON, GAVIN
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Mexico
FEC candidate ID S0NM00066 · Principal campaign committee: GAVIN CLARKSON FOR SENATE
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,254,969.9896%
- PACs and other committees$3,550.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$23,563.862%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$20,361.242%
Self-funding: $23,563.86 (2% of money raised): $0.00 given and $23,563.86 lent by the candidate. $23,563.86 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
3 committees reported giving $3,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SPIRIT OF '76 PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HSP DIRECT LLC PAC HSP PACPAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Gavin Clarkson$30,000.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Gavin Clarkson$0.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- NEW MEXICO STRONG FUNDSupporting$30,000.00
The race
New Mexico U.S. Senate, 2020 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Clarkson (R) | $1,302,445.08 | $7,437.29 | 2020-12-31 |
| Ben Ray Lujan (D) | $9,295,577.60 | $79,323.45 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mark Ronchetti V (R) | $3,977,162.91 | $10,811.93 | 2020-12-31 |
| Elisa Martinez (R) | $514,382.67 | $2,608.85 | 2020-12-31 |
| Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) | $496,033.30 | $3,889.73 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mick Rich (R) | $265,940.67 | $0.00 | 2020-11-10 |
| Louie J Sanchez (R) | $162,470.60 | $3,785.94 | 2020-12-31 |
| Tom Udall (D) | $59,531.70 | $134,559.58 | 2020-12-31 |
| Bob Walsh (L) | $8,326.01 | $1,430.92 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research & Polling Inc. | October 23–29, 2020 | 1,180 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ben Ray Luján 52% · Mark Ronchetti 44% · Bob Walsh 3% |
| GBAO Strategies (D) | October 14–17, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Ben Ray Luján 52% · Mark Ronchetti 41% · Bob Walsh 5% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 30 – October 1, 2020 | 886 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Ben Ray Luján 51% · Mark Ronchetti 41% · Bob Walsh 3% |
| Research & Polling Inc. | August 26 – September 2, 2020 | 1,123 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ben Ray Luján 49% · Mark Ronchetti 40% · Bob Walsh 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 12–13, 2020 | 740 (V) | ± 3.6% | Ben Ray Luján 48% · Mark Ronchetti 34% |
| Emerson College | January 3–6, 2020 | 967 (RV) | ± 3.1% | Ben Ray Luján 54% · Gavin Clarkson 35% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: GAVIN CLARKSON FOR SENATE.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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