2020 general election
Colorado 3rd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$17M was spent on the 2020 Colorado 3rd District race: $8.1M raised by the campaigns, $442K of it from PACs, plus $9.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Lauren Boebert (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$17M
Raised by campaigns
$8.1M
PAC checks
$442K
Outside money
$9.1M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Diane E. Mitsch BushDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.1M
- Spent
- $5.0M
- From individuals
- $4.7M
- From PACs
- $283K
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $16K
- Outside money for
- $112K
- Outside money against
- $4.6M
Who paid: 6% of Bush's money came from PACs
Trade group $2K (1%)Leadership PAC $76K (30%)Membership $26K (10%)Union $86K (35%)Super PAC $20K (8%)Party $5K (2%)Other $34K (14%)
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$10K
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. Membership$6K
- League of Conservation Voters, Inc Membership$5K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$5K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$5K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$5K
- Senate Spurs Super PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Club for Growth Action · $2.5M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $1.1M attacking
- NRCC · $823K attacking
- House Freedom Action · $100K attacking
- Fair Share Action · $38K supporting
Lauren BoebertRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.0M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- From individuals
- $2.7M
- From PACs
- $159K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $461K
- Outside money against
- $3.9M
Who paid: 5% of Boebert's money came from PACs
Corporate $14K (8%)Trade group $17K (10%)Leadership PAC $75K (45%)Membership $21K (12%)Super PAC $6K (4%)Party $5K (3%)Other $29K (17%)
- Susan B Anthony List, Inc. Other$5K
- Gardner for Colorado Leadership PAC$5K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$5K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Tom Cole Leadership PAC$5K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$5K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $1.4M attacking
- DCCC · $994K attacking
- Women Vote! · $712K attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $509K attacking
- Rural Colorado United · $317K attacking
Christopher Hawkins MiltonIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $12K
- Spent
- $12K
- From individuals
- $6K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Colorado 3rd District race?
- $17M was spent on the 2020 Colorado 3rd District race: $8.1M raised by the campaigns, $442K of it from PACs, plus $9.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Lauren Boebert (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Colorado 3rd District race?
- Diane E. Mitsch Bush (Democrat) raised $5.1M and had $112K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Colorado 3rd District race?
- Club for Growth Action ($2.5M), House Majority PAC ($1.4M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.1M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Colorado 3rd District race?
- Elect Democratic Women gave $10K to Diane E. Mitsch Bush; D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters) gave $10K to Diane E. Mitsch Bush; Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc PAC, Dba Planned Parenthood Federal PAC gave $6K to Diane E. Mitsch Bush.