Diana DeGette
DDefeatedIncumbentFEC H6CO01141
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Raised this cycle$1.7M
Cash on hand: $9K
2026 race
CO-01 — U.S. House
5 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Diana DeGette.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Colorado Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$6.7M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Melat Kiros
DChallengerFEC H6CO01273
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Raised this cycle$1.3M
Cash on hand: $76K
Shimon Blau
IChallengerFEC H6CO01356
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Raised this cycle$204K
Cash on hand: $60K
Christy Peterson
RChallengerFEC H6CO01331
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Raised this cycle$9K
Cash on hand: $7K
Critter Milton
IChallengerFEC H0CO03173
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Chad Humphrey
IChallengerNo FEC filing
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
Local signal
Early read on CO-01 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Melat Kirosleans negative
1 pos34 neutral6 neg41 articles
Christy Petersonlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$6.7M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.5M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$3.1M
$2.3M for · $888K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Melat Kiros(D) + JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $306K + AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $150K + YOUNG PEOPLE FOR A NEW ERA $10K − PROJECT 218 $400K − PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTION $275K | $1.3M | $471K | $675K | $1.1M |
Shimon Blau | $204K | — | — | $204K |
Christy Peterson(R) | $9K | — | — | $9K |
Critter Milton | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Chad Humphrey(L) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
3 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diana DeGette(D)incumbentdefeated + PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTION $1.3M + MILE HIGH ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT $485K + AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $20K − JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $207K − FORWARD BLUE $6K | $1.7M | $1.8M | $213K | $3.3M |
Wanda James(D)defeated | $304K | — | — | $304K |
Santiago Emmanuel Palomino(D)defeated | $7K | — | — | $7K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside CO versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Melat Kiros(D)36% in-state · $581K itemized
$211K in-state$370K out-of-state
Shimon Blau96% in-state · $141K itemized
$135K in-state$6K out-of-state
Christy Peterson(R)100% in-state · $1K itemized
$1K in-state$0 out-of-state
3 defeated candidates — show
Diana DeGette(D)defeated40% in-state · $632K itemized
$254K in-state$377K out-of-state
Wanda James(D)defeated68% in-state · $227K itemized
$155K in-state$73K out-of-state
Santiago Emmanuel Palomino(D)defeated0% in-state · $3K itemized
$0 in-state$3K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Kiros | Blau | Peterson | Milton | Humphrey | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Melat Kiros
- Republicans Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd face tight races; Melat Kiros wins CD1The Denver PostNov 4
- https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/dsa-contingent-in-congress-bolstered-after-socialists-pick-up-at-least-4-house-seats/New York PostNov 4
- HereCBS NewsNov 3
- Meet the democratic socialists likely on their way to CongressThe Virginian-PilotOct 31
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.