2020 general election
Colorado Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won. The incumbent lost.
$103M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Colorado Senate race: $70M raised by the campaigns, $3.6M of it from PACs, plus $32M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$103M
Raised by campaigns
$70M
PAC checks
$3.6M
Outside money
$32M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
John W. HickenlooperDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $44M
- Spent
- $43M
- From individuals
- $40M
- From PACs
- $787K
- From party
- $50K
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $2.5M
- Outside money against
- $18M
Who paid: 2% of Hickenlooper's money came from PACs
Corporate $15K (2%)Trade group $7K (1%)Leadership PAC $357K (44%)Membership $62K (8%)Union $164K (20%)Super PAC $58K (7%)Party $55K (7%)Other $97K (12%)
- Colorado Senate Victory 2016 Party$50K
- 314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$10K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- Leahy Green Mountain Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Lobo PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Kaine Leadership PAC$10K
- Tammy Baldwin Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRSC · $8.3M attacking
- Senate Leadership Fund · $8.1M attacking
- Fair Share Action · $1.2M supporting
- Esafund · $583K attacking
- Nra Victory Fund Inc · $508K attacking
Cory GardnerRepublican, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $26M
- Spent
- $27M
- From individuals
- $20M
- From PACs
- $2.8M
- From party
- $54K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $2.3M
- Outside money against
- $9.6M
Who paid: 11% of Gardner's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.8M (47%)Trade group $704K (18%)Leadership PAC $223K (6%)Membership $164K (4%)Union $18K (0%)Super PAC $163K (4%)Party $45K (1%)Other $695K (18%)
- Cory for Colorado Other$414K
- Winred Super PAC$130K
- Young Victory Committee Party$45K
- Norpac Other$19K
- Kansas City Southern Employee PAC Corporate$10K
- Automotive Free International Trade PAC Super PAC$10K
- Bank of America Corporation Corporate$10K
- Deloitte Political Action Committee Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Majority PAC · $7.1M attacking
- Giffords PAC · $1.3M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $873K supporting
- Esafund · $583K supporting
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) · $491K attacking
Plus 3 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 Colorado Senate race?
- $103M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Colorado Senate race: $70M raised by the campaigns, $3.6M of it from PACs, plus $32M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Colorado Senate race?
- John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat) raised $44M and had $2.5M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Colorado Senate race?
- NRSC ($8.3M), Senate Leadership Fund ($8.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($7.1M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Colorado Senate race?
- Cory for Colorado gave $414K to Cory Gardner; Winred gave $130K to Cory Gardner; DSCC gave $50K to John W. Hickenlooper.