#COpolitics Senate 2017 fundraising: $1M and counting

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.