2024 general election
Colorado 8th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$40M was spent on the 2024 Colorado 8th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $29M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Gabe Evans (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$40M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$1.9M
Outside money
$29M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Yadira CaraveoDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $8.1M
- Spent
- $8.1M
- From individuals
- $5.9M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $14K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $5.6M
- Outside money against
- $12M
Who paid: 16% of Caraveo's money came from PACs
Corporate $51K (4%)Trade group $158K (12%)Leadership PAC $339K (25%)Membership $237K (18%)Union $196K (15%)Super PAC $128K (10%)Party $13K (1%)Other $213K (16%)
- J Street Membership$55K
- Democracy Summer 2024 Other$20K
- Digidems PAC Super PAC$20K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$13K
- International Association of Fire Fighters Union$13K
- Elect Diverse Democrats PAC Other$10K
- Women Vote Other$10K
- American Hospital Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $6.6M attacking
- NRCC · $3.0M attacking
- Fairshake · $2.2M supporting
- Mainstream Colorado Fund · $1.3M supporting
- Rjc Victory Fund · $668K attacking
Gabe EvansRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.7M
- Spent
- $2.7M
- From individuals
- $1.5M
- From PACs
- $612K
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $20K
- Outside money for
- $1.6M
- Outside money against
- $10M
Who paid: 22% of Evans's money came from PACs
Corporate $56K (10%)Trade group $47K (9%)Leadership PAC $264K (50%)Membership $25K (5%)Union $3K (0%)Super PAC $25K (5%)Party $5K (1%)Other $108K (20%)
- Honor Courage Commitment PAC Other$10K
- Hispanic Leadership Trust Partnership Other$10K
- Team Hudson Leadership PAC$10K
- Emmer Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Koch, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Elise Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Protect the House 2024 Super PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $5.7M attacking
- DCCC · $1.9M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $892K supporting
- Edf Action Votes · $830K attacking
- America PAC · $492K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Colorado 8th District race?
- $40M was spent on the 2024 Colorado 8th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $29M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Gabe Evans (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Colorado 8th District race?
- Yadira Caraveo (Democrat) raised $8.1M and had $5.6M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Colorado 8th District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.6M), House Majority PAC ($5.7M), NRCC ($3.0M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Colorado 8th District race?
- Jstreetpac gave $55K to Yadira Caraveo; Democracy Summer 2024 gave $20K to Yadira Caraveo; Digidems PAC gave $20K to Yadira Caraveo.