Colorado’s Democratic candidates for Congress have reported raising more than $34 million this election cycle, according to new federal campaign finance reports — more than triple what …
Another election cycle, another distinct Democratic fundraising advantage in Colorado’s congressional races.The eight Democratic nominees combined for nearly $11 million left in cash on hand as of Sept.
30, the end of the period covered by the latest reports. Republicans, in contrast, had less than a quarter of that sum — about $2.5 million total — in their accounts. Even removing Adam Frisch’s juggernaut fundraising in the 3rd Congressional District — $16.9 million total in this cycle, followingto U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in 2022 — Democrats have held a decisive advantage since early last year. In the other seven districts, they have reported raising about $17.4 million to Republicans’ total fundraising of about $10.7 million. Not all districts are created equal, however. Democrats occupy five of the state’s seats in Congress, with Republicans in the other three. Only one district, the 8th — which runs from around Commerce City north to Greeley — is deemed truly competitive, state Rep. Gabe Evans, the Republican, hopes to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo. She won the inaugural contest for that new seatCaraveo entered the homestretch of the race with more than $2.3 million left to spend as of Sept. 30, after raising more than $6.7 million this cycle. Evans had just over $800,000 left after raising about $2 million. Even more money has flowed into that race from third-party groups, according to federal filings, including nearly $4.5 million that has been spent in the first two weeks of October alone. All said, outside groups have reported spending nearly $9 million to support Caraveo or oppose Evans. About $2.8 million has been spent on the other side to support Evans or oppose Caraveo. The biggest outside spender in that race — even bigger than the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — has so far been, according to federal filings. The super PAC advocates for blockchain technology and supports a bipartisan slate of candidates, including Caraveo in this race. It has spent more than $2 million on the 8th District so far, about $60,000 more than the Democratic committee. Super PACs can raise and spend an unlimited sum of money, though they cannot coordinate with candidates. FairShake’s largest donors are the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase and Ripple, a blockchain-based financial institution.In Colorado’s 4th District, the most Republican in the state in terms of partisan dynamics, Democrat Trisha Calvarese has hauled in more than $3 millionBoebert from Congress. Calvarese’s fundraising is now 10 times as much as the last Democratic nominee pulled in there during the 2022 race. But it’s also a much different race this time in the district, which takes in much of the Eastern Plains and Douglas County. Boebert, ain the June 25 primary over perennial candidate Ike McCorkle, saw an immediate boom in her fundraising. She raised nearly $2.7 million from July to Sept. 30 — five times the $532,000 Boebert reported raising in that same time period. While Boebert’s likely partisan advantage is greater in her new district than in the old one, the fervent opposition to her has helped Calvarese air ads and run a more sophisticated operation than Democrats historically have in the 4th District. The Democrat also entered the final weeks of the campaign with a cash advantage over Boebert, about $1.3 million to nearly $550,000. Boebert, who faced a crowded primary to win the nomination, has reported spending more than $5 million through the election cycle.in a race that she, on paper, should have won by tens of thousands of votes. The prospects of a rematch rocketed him into the top 10among all House candidates, giving Frisch a cash advantage that no Colorado candidate has come close to meeting — even after Boebert switched districts last December. After raising nearly $17 million this cycle, Frisch started October with more than $2 million on hand. His opponent, Republican nominee Jeff Hurd, reported about $700,000 in cash at the end and has raised more than $2.2 million through the election cycle.Election |Abortion is on Colorado’s ballot — and it’s being used to mobilize voters as Roe reversal reverberates in electionA Northglenn man registered 15,000 businesses in 2022, putting Colorado's economic growth into questionBroncos prepare for life without Pat Surtain II in matchup vs. SaintsNFL is clearly a quarterback's league nowOne of Colorado's most beautiful places is also one of its least crowdedCasa Bonita's divers, entertainers plan to unionize, citing need for a safer workplace, better wagesMust-see viewing returns with San Diego Zoo’s live Panda Cam
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