Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Louie J Sanchez

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · New Mexico
Filing address
Albuquerque, NM (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SANCHEZ, LOUIE J
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New Mexico with the whole state highlighted

New Mexico

RepublicanU.S. Senate · New MexicoOpen seatWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID S0NM00116 · Principal campaign committee: SANCHEZ FOR NEW MEXICO

Total raised$162,470.60
Total spent$158,684.66
Cash on hand$3,785.94
Debts owed by the campaign$100,000.00
Loans from the candidate$100,000.00

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: $62,470.60Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $100,000.00
  • Individual contributions$62,470.6038%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$100,000.0062%

Self-funding: $100,000.00 (62% of money raised): $0.00 given and $100,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $5,000.00 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.

The race

New Mexico U.S. Senate, 2020 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Louie J Sanchez (R)$162,470.60$3,785.942020-12-31
Ben Ray Lujan (D)$9,295,577.60$79,323.452020-12-31
Mark Ronchetti V (R)$3,977,162.91$10,811.932020-12-31
Gavin Clarkson (R)$1,302,445.08$7,437.292020-12-31
Elisa Martinez (R)$514,382.67$2,608.852020-12-31
Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D)$496,033.30$3,889.732020-12-31
Mick Rich (R)$265,940.67$0.002020-11-10
Tom Udall (D)$59,531.70$134,559.582020-12-31
Bob Walsh (L)$8,326.01$1,430.922020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Research & Polling Inc.October 23–29, 20201,180 (LV)± 2.9%Ben Ray Luján 52% · Mark Ronchetti 44% · Bob Walsh 3%
GBAO Strategies (D)October 14–17, 2020600 (LV)± 4.0%Ben Ray Luján 52% · Mark Ronchetti 41% · Bob Walsh 5%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 30 – October 1, 2020886 (LV)± 3.3%Ben Ray Luján 51% · Mark Ronchetti 41% · Bob Walsh 3%
Research & Polling Inc.August 26 – September 2, 20201,123 (LV)± 2.9%Ben Ray Luján 49% · Mark Ronchetti 40% · Bob Walsh 4%
Public Policy PollingJune 12–13, 2020740 (V)± 3.6%Ben Ray Luján 48% · Mark Ronchetti 34%
Emerson CollegeJanuary 3–6, 2020967 (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: SANCHEZ FOR NEW MEXICO.
  • 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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