Time to take a look at fundraising for the 17 Senate seats in play during the June 26 primary and Nov. 6 general election.
Thus far, 36 candidates have raised more than $1 million. They’ve spent about 30 percent of that. And nine candidates have loaned their campaigns nearly $68,000.
Here are four of the hottest districts when it comes to cash:
- Senate District 32: The six Denver Democrats vying to succeed term-limited Sen. Irene Aguilar have raised more than $202,000 altogether, and spent only about $35,000. But one candidate, Zach Neumann accounts for nearly $110,000 of that cash, while Robert Rodriguez has raised nearly $67,000. They’re among three candidates signed up to petition on to the ballot.
- Senate District 16: Incumbent GOP Sen. Tim Neville, with about $83,000 taken in since 2015, is being narrowly outraised by Democratic challenger Tammy Story thus far. She’s raised nearly $86,000 since last May. Unafiliated voters make up 38 percent of this Jefferson County district.
- Senate District 24: Democratic State Rep. Faith Winter, of Westminster, has raised more than $92,000 to incumbent GOP Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik’s nearly $47,000. And Martinez Humenik has spent a good share of that, unlike Winter. Unaffiliated challenger Adam Matkowsky has raised less than $6,000.
- Senate District 34: Three of the five Democrats seeking to replace Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman have loaned $45,000 total to their campaigns. The five Denver candidates have raised about $56,000 total. And all five filed to petition on to the ballot.
These candidates and others can expect assistance from outside groups. The Senate Majority Fund raised $1 million in 2017 to support Republican candidates. The Senate Democratic committee, Coloradans for Fairness, raised less than half that.
And here’s a table of what candidates have raised, spent and loaned to their campaigns. Those marked with an asterisk are incumbents, most of whom began raising money in 2015.
| District | Party | Candidate | Raised | Spent | Loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate District 01 | Republican | Jerry Sonnenberg* | $7,300 | $40,876.36 | |
| Senate District 02 | Republican | Dennis Charles Hisey | $18,581.25 | $7,379.47 | |
| Senate District 02 | Republican | Stephanie Luck | $324.49 | $394.49 | $450.00 |
| Senate District 03 | Democratic | Leroy Garcia Jr.* | $69,255.46 | $20,186.85 | |
| Senate District 05 | Democratic | Kerry Donovan* | $60,354.22 | $14,118.37 | |
| Senate District 06 | Republican | Don Coram* | $10,079.18 | $4,240.20 | |
| Senate District 07 | Republican | Ray Scott* | $10,875.00 | $17,064.05 | |
| Senate District 09 | Republican | Paul Lundeen | $39,299.03 | $10,376.67 | |
| Senate District 11 | Democratic | Sanford Edmund Lee | $40,475.58 | $1,291.95 | |
| Senate District 11 | Republican | Patrick Mcintire | $4,761.80 | $1,446.41 | $900.00 |
| Senate District 15 | Democratic | Rebecca Cranston | $7,322.00 | $761.15 | |
| Senate District 15 | Republican | Nicholas Grant Morse | $1,761.00 | $88.80 | |
| Senate District 15 | Democratic | Ralph Hiram Trenary Iii | $2,810.00 | $4,509.82 | $3,000.00 |
| Senate District 15 | Republican | Rob Woodward | $37,061.43 | $15,582.44 | |
| Senate District 16 | Republican | Timothy Patrick Neville* | $82,972.22 | $9,927.60 | |
| Senate District 16 | Democratic | Tammy Story | $85,806.99 | $7,135.34 | |
| Senate District 20 | Democratic | Jessie Danielson* | $46,519.68 | $5,283.59 | |
| Senate District 20 | Republican | Christine Jensen | $25,593.82 | $9,677.96 | $15,670.00 |
| Senate District 22 | Democratic | Karen Kellen | $12,797.67 | $5,011.24 | $850.00 |
| Senate District 22 | Democratic | Brittany Pettersen | $28,778.00 | $2,379.08 | |
| Senate District 22 | Republican | Romualdo Anthony Sanchez | $31,894.59 | $9,367.65 | |
| Senate District 24 | Republican | Beth Martinez Humenik* | $46,525.18 | $27,377.92 | |
| Senate District 24 | Unaffiliated | Adam Matkowsky | $5,048.00 | $2,784.92 | |
| Senate District 24 | Democratic | Faith Kjersteina Winter | $92,369.90 | $7,049.08 | |
| Senate District 30 | Republican | Chris Holbert* | $45,611.67 | $31,561.05 | |
| Senate District 32 | Democratic | Hazel Gibson | $15,821.50 | $7,722.41 | |
| Senate District 32 | Democratic | Zach Neumann | $109,830.83 | $14,443.84 | |
| Senate District 32 | Democratic | Robert Rodriguez | $66,500.35 | $11,233.90 | |
| Senate District 32 | Democratic | Peter Lucas Smith | $7,320.00 | $425.81 | |
| Senate District 32 | Democratic | Risa White | $2,204.63 | $610.80 | |
| Senate District 32 | Democratic | Michael Lance Wright | $400.00 | $521.15 | $2,100.00 |
| Senate District 34 | Democratic | Jennifer Voigt Calderone | $2,470.00 | $1,773.77 | $10,000.00 |
| Senate District 34 | Democratic | Julia C Gonzales | $28,964.71 | $7,344.48 | |
| Senate District 34 | Democratic | Alan Kennedy-Shaffer | $17,985.89 | $5,942.45 | $15,000.00 |
| Senate District 34 | Democratic | Edward Milo" Schwab" | $3,311.41 | $727.32 | |
| Senate District 34 | Democratic | Jonah Weiss | $3,365.26 | $116.15 | $20,000.00 |