Colorado · U.S. Senate · 2026

Colorado Senate race

General election in 56 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Colorado Senate race

John W. Hickenlooper has raised more than 5 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Colorado Senate race, 2026 report raising $11.6M between them. John W. Hickenlooper reports $6.9M and Bob Chew reports $1.3M, a gap of $5.7M. Of what John W. Hickenlooper reports, 84% came from individuals and 13% from PACs. Outside groups spent for HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. ($510,004).

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.

John W. Hickenlooper

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

84% from individuals, 13% from PACs, and 3% from other sources.

84% individuals13% PACs3% other

$6.9M

raised

Bob Chew

O · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $1.0M on hand from $1.3M raised.

2% individuals0% PACs98% other

$1.3M

raised

Robert Chew

F · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $1.0M on hand from $1.3M raised.

2% individuals0% PACs98% other

$1.3M

raised

Julie Gonzales

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other

$979K

raised

Janak Joshi

R · challenger

26% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 72% from other sources.

26% individuals2% PACs72% other

$486K

raised

George Markert

R · challenger

68% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 31% from other sources.

68% individuals1% PACs31% other

$315K

raised

Karen Breslin

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

96% individuals4% PACs0% other

$165K

raised

Mark Baisley

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

98% individuals0% PACs2% other

$139K

raised

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Sean Pond

C · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$31K

raised

Brashad Hasley

D · challenger

5% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 95% from other sources.

5% individuals0% PACs95% other

$20K

raised

Matthew Wood

I · challenger

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

34% individuals0% PACs66% other

$5K

raised

Anthony Zimpfer

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

97% individuals0% PACs3% other

$4K

raised

Dathan Jones

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$25

raised

Michael Scanlon

D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

$510K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$525K

Small donors & unclassified$90K

Party Committee$62K

Real Estate & Construction$15K

Banking & Financial$10K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

COMMON SENSE ACTION FUND · super pac$300K
OUR FUTURE COLORADO · super pac$195K
DSCC · pac$62K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$15K
A NEW DIRECTION PAC · pac$10K
COMMON GROUND PAC · pac$10K
EDUCATE AND INNOVATE PAC · pac$10K
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

64%28%

8% PACs64% individuals28% other

The incumbent's record

John W. Hickenlooper is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$23M

$4.8M+. up $3.3M since 2020.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

SIRI · sale$50K - $100K · 2026-02-05

Where they sit

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Who funds them

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

Ideological / Leadership$525K

Small donors & unclassified$90K

Party Committee$62K

Real Estate & Construction$15K

Banking & Financial$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.

John W. Hickenlooper D · incumbent	vs	BC Bob Chew O · challenger
$6.9M	Raised	$1.3M
$2.1M	Cash on hand	$1.0M
13%	From PACs	0%
84%	From individuals	2%
Ideological / Leadership	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No