John Hickenlooper
DIncumbentFEC S0CO00575
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Raised this cycle$6.8M
Cash on hand: $4.0M
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2026 race
CO — U.S. Senate
10 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: John Hickenlooper.
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Republican primary · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Mark BaisleyWon
Democratic primary · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
John HickenlooperWon57.0%
- DJulie GonzalesDefeated43.0%
Election day
89days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$8.6M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Robert Chew
ChallengerFEC S6CO00549
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Raised this cycle$150K
Cash on hand: $150K
Bob Chew
IChallengerFEC S6CO00556
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Raised this cycle$150K
Cash on hand: $150K
Mark Baisley
RChallengerFEC S6CO00507
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Raised this cycle$32K
Cash on hand: $6K
Sean Pond
IChallengerFEC S6CO00515
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Raised this cycle$30K
Cash on hand: $17K
5 defeated candidates — show
Janak Joshi
RDefeatedChallengerFEC S6CO00440
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Raised this cycle$485K
Cash on hand: $292K
Julie Gonzales
DDefeatedChallengerFEC S6CO00499
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Raised this cycle$443K
Cash on hand: $114K
George Washington Markert
RDefeatedChallengerFEC S6CO00424
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Raised this cycle$261K
Cash on hand: $56K
Karen Breslin
DDefeatedChallengerFEC S6CO00408
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Raised this cycle$165K
Cash on hand: $9K
Brashad Hasley
DDefeatedChallengerFEC S6CO00473
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Raised this cycle$20K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on CO — U.S. Senate
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.
John Hickenlooperlimited coverage
No tracked coverage in the last 90 days yet.
Mark Baisleylimited coverage
No tracked coverage in the last 90 days yet.
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.
Total disclosed
$8.6M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$8.6M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$3K
$3K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Hickenlooper(D)incumbent + SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2K + GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $194 + PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES $9 | $6.8M | $2K | — | $6.8M |
Robert Chew | $150K | — | — | $150K |
Bob Chew | $150K | — | — | $150K |
Mark Baisley(R) | $32K | — | — | $32K |
Sean Pond(C) | $30K | — | — | $30K |
5 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Janak Joshi(R)defeated | $485K | — | — | $485K |
Julie Gonzales(D)defeated + WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $1K + INDIVISIBLE ACTION $456 | $443K | $1K | — | $445K |
George Washington Markert(R)defeated | $261K | — | — | $261K |
Karen Breslin(D)defeated | $165K | — | — | $165K |
Brashad Hasley(D)defeated | $20K | — | — | $20K |
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.
John Hickenlooper(D)30% in-state · $4.8M itemized
$1.4M in-state$3.4M out-of-state
Mark Baisley(R)87% in-state · $30K itemized
$27K in-state$4K out-of-state
Sean Pond(C)83% in-state · $22K itemized
$19K in-state$4K out-of-state
5 defeated candidates — show
Janak Joshi(R)defeated33% in-state · $48K itemized
$16K in-state$32K out-of-state
Julie Gonzales(D)defeated89% in-state · $306K itemized
$272K in-state$34K out-of-state
George Washington Markert(R)defeated14% in-state · $111K itemized
$16K in-state$95K out-of-state
Karen Breslin(D)defeated68% in-state · $55K itemized
$37K in-state$18K out-of-state
Brashad Hasley(D)defeated100% in-state · $500 itemized
$500 in-state$0 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.
Recent coverage
In the news
Julie Gonzales
- How Phil Weiser connected with voters to defeat Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary for governorThe Denver PostJul 4
- Melat Kiros is the first political star truly formed by the 2020sVoxJul 1
- Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in ColoradoNewsdayJul 1
- Incumbent Hickenlooper wins Democratic nomination for Senate in ColoradoWashington ExaminerJul 1
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.