Colorado’s 950 federal candidates reported $68.5M in 2026

Receipts by party on the candidate file

Democratic candidate receipts are 62.6% of Colorado’s $68.5 million. Republican receipts of $25.2 million are 36.8%. Other-party receipts of $442,719 are 0.6%. The other-party line is visible but not large. Party codes attach to the 950 candidate committees, not to the 88,459 donors.

House, Senate, presidential, and other federal committees that show a Colorado association sit inside the 950-filer roster. Filer count is an inventory. Receipts of $68.5 million are the dollar fact. The two should be read together, not substituted for each other.

Do not read 950 filers as 950 well-funded campaigns. Read $68.5 million as the dollar fact and 950 as the filing inventory. Both are in the 2026 FEC.gov extract indexed on LobbyVault.

$761.0 million from Colorado donors

The individual contribution total of $761.0 million is larger than the $68.5 million candidate book. Colorado residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns; those gifts remain Colorado donor dollars in the FEC individual file. A contribution from Denver to a Super PAC still counts in the $761.0 million and does not automatically appear in the $68.5 million.

Eighty-eight thousand four hundred fifty-nine donors is the contributor count in this aggregate. It is not a unique-person match after fuzzy name cleanup. Occupation fields, when present, live on the contribution rows.

New committee registrations can grow 950 without growing $68.5 million if the new filers raise little. Large amendments can grow $68.5 million without growing 950. Watch both fields on the Colorado FEC totals page. This guide does not invent later values.

What the $68.5 million does not include

Candidate receipts do not include independent expenditures by Super PACs, even when the ads name a Colorado candidate. They do not include Colorado state-office filings with the Secretary of State. They do not include unreported activity, because unreported activity is not in FEC.gov.

PAC directories are the next table if the question is where a share of the $761.0 million went after it left a Colorado address.

TRACER and FEC are different systems

Colorado state campaign-finance reports run through the Secretary of State’s TRACER system. Those filings are not in the $68.5 million or the $761.0 million. This page is federal 2026-cycle data only.

Colorado hub

The Colorado FEC totals page holds the live 2026 table. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories share the same FEC.gov bulk data. Numbers cited here are packet facts only.

950 committees on a $68.5 million receipt book

Colorado lists 950 federal candidate committees against $68.5 million in combined receipts. That is a long inventory relative to the dollar total. Filer count is not cash. Primary challengers, residual committees, and other federal filers with a Colorado association inflate the roster without inflating $68.5 million much. The receipt sort on the Colorado hub is the practical view of who holds the money.

Democratic receipts are $42.9 million (62.6%). Republican receipts are $25.2 million (36.8%). Other-party receipts are $442,719 (0.6%). Those shares attach to the committees that actually reported dollars, not to every name in the 950 list. A committee with near-zero receipts still counts in the roster and barely counts in $68.5 million.

Meanwhile 88,459 donors account for $761.0 million in individual contributions. That donor book can exceed $68.5 million even when the candidate roster is long, because donor gifts go to PACs and out-of-state campaigns. The PAC directory and Super PAC tracker are the companion tables.

This page does not claim that 62.6% of Colorado donors are Democratic or that 36.8% are Republican. Those percentages apply to candidate receipts of $42.9 million and $25.2 million out of $68.5 million. It does not claim that $761.0 million was spent in Colorado. Donor dollars follow the recipient committee, which may file anywhere.

It does not claim that 950 candidates will appear on a general-election ballot. It does not convert $442,719 into a named third party. It does not add $68.5 million to $761.0 million. It does not include state-office money.

What it does claim is narrower: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault show these 2026-cycle totals for Colorado, and the Colorado hub plus the candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories are the tables behind them.

Questions

How much have Colorado federal candidates raised in 2026?

Colorado-associated federal candidate committees reported $68.5 million in receipts across 950 filers. Democratic committees reported $42.9 million and Republican committees reported $25.2 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Colorado donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $761.0 million from 88,459 Colorado donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $68.5 million in candidate receipts.

What is the Democratic share of Colorado candidate receipts?

Democratic candidate committees reported $42.9 million, or 62.6% of the $68.5 million total. Republican committees reported $25.2 million (36.8%) and other filers $442,719. Party codes sit on candidate committees.

Are Colorado state races in these totals?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Colorado TRACER filings for state offices are not part of the $68.5 million or $761.0 million.