Colorado · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026

Colorado District 08 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Colorado District 08 House race

Gabe Evans ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Candidates in the Colorado District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $11.5M between them. Manny Rutinel reports $4.3M and Gabe Evans reports $3.6M, a gap of $711,347. Of what Manny Rutinel reports, 98% came from individuals and 2% from PACs. Outside groups spent against EVANS, TIMOTHY GABRIEL JOSEPH ($100,959) and for EVANS, TIMOTHY GABRIEL JOSEPH ($465,641).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Manny Rutinel

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

98% individuals2% PACs0% other

$4.3M

raised

Gabe Evans

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 39% from PACs and 58% from individuals.

58% individuals39% PACs3% other

$3.6M

raised

Shannon Bird

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 7% from PACs.

93% individuals7% PACs0% other

$2.3M

raised

Evan Munsing

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

97% individuals2% PACs1% other

$623K

raised

Yadira Caraveo

D · challenger

75% from individuals, 3% from PACs, and 22% from other sources.

75% individuals3% PACs22% other

$259K

raised

David Young

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

99% individuals0% PACs1% other

$197K

raised

Amie Baca-Oehlert

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 7% from PACs.

92% individuals7% PACs1% other

$135K

raised

Adam Derito

R · challenger

34% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 66% from other sources.

34% individuals0% PACs66% other

$29K

raised

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Daniel Hassler

D · challenger

74% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 26% from other sources.

74% individuals0% PACs26% other

$6K

raised

Where the money came from

$466K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$424K

Small donors & unclassified$80K

Law & Lobbying$52K

Energy & Utilities$30K

Health & Pharma$10K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Agriculture$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION · super pac$262K
CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. · super pac$90K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA · super pac$56K
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PAC · super pac$40K
HONORING AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PAC · super pac$12K
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

15%84%

15% PACs84% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Gabe Evans is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$304K

−$137K - $745K. up $199K since 2024.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$424K

Small donors & unclassified$80K

Law & Lobbying$52K

Energy & Utilities$30K

Health & Pharma$10K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Manny Rutinel D · challenger	vs	Gabe Evans R · incumbent
$4.3M	Raised	$3.6M
$601K	Cash on hand	$3.9M
2%	From PACs	39%
98%	From individuals	58%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
No	Incumbent	Yes