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Colorado 3rd

📅 General: November 3, 2026
Last updated: Sep 03, 2026 09:35 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$3.6M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$232K
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$463K
6 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Safe D
Signal Alignment DEM at 100%
Data Signals
Voter Registration
DEM
D+140,000 (4.0%) (GOP gaining 19,000 registration edge since 2024-11)
📈 Evans: Net IE: +322K
📈 REP candidates: GOP gaining 19,000 registration edge since 2024-11
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
YOU CAN PUSH BACK
Supporting Rutinel
$5.8M
Supporting Rutinel
$4.0M
Supporting Rutinel
$3.3M
LATINO VICTORY PROJECT
Supporting Rutinel
$2.9M
WOMEN VOTE
Supporting Rutinel
$2.6M
Opposing Bird
$2.0M
WOMEN VOTE
Opposing Bird
$1.3M
PROTECT AND SERVE PAC
Supporting Evans
$900K
Opposing Bird
$683K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $560K lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $463K in campaign spending in this race.
6
Corporate Clients
$560K
Lobbying Spend
$463K
Campaign Spending
13
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma 🛡️ Defense & Security
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
ATI, INC.
$230K
$13K
HURD
Y 🏥
$180K
$13K
HURD
LA CENTER
$90K
$198K
HURD
FORWARD GLOBAL US, INC. ON BEHALF OF GREENLIGHTS GRANT INITIATIVE 🏥
$50K
$198K
HURD
ACT INC 🛡️
$10K
$20K
HURD
AC, INC.
$0
$20K
HURD
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence. Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide). Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
LAUBACHER (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (9 also lobby Congress)
DEARBORN PARTNERS
$7K (1)
ROPES & GRAY
$4K (2)
LARKSPUR MGMT
$4K (8)
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
$4K (1)
LOCKHEED MARTIN LOBBY+DONATE
$4K (28)
EDEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
$4K (1)
WILLIAM RANDALL
$4K (1)
DONALD H. HENLEY
$4K (3)
WHOLE FOODS
$3K (4)
LINQUEST
$3K (7)
EVANS (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
PIVOT ENERGY
$17K (21)
CHARLES POTOMAC CAPITAL
$14K (6)
MONARCH
$14K (4)
HILLWOOD
$14K (4)
ENTREPRENEUR
$14K (4)
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K (4)
ACADEMY PARTNER GROUP
$14K (4)
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTORS
$14K (4)
SPIERER WOODWARD
$14K (10)
CROWNQUEST OPERATING
$14K (4)
RUTINEL (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (6 also lobby Congress)
ANTHROPIC
$63K (27)
OPEN PHILANTHROPY
$53K (21)
OPENAI
$28K (11)
ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER
$14K (4)
RETHINK PRIORITIES
$14K (4)
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
$14K (5)
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
$11K (21)
MODEL EVALUATION & THREAT RESEARCH
$11K (4)
META
$10K (4)
PLEASANT PEDIATRICS
$9K (3)
HURD (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
$74K (29)
TRIBAL FUND
$63K (27)
TRIBAL FUNDS
$52K (18)
VALMORE GP
$17K (6)
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
FULL CIRCLE
$14K (4)
ENSTROM CANDIES
$10K (3)
SHAW CONSTRUCTION
$10K (3)
WHEELER TRIGG O'DONNELL
$10K (3)
ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS
$8K (3)
NEGUSE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
$25K (16)
HOLLAND & HART
$16K (13)
DAVITA
$13K (7)
FOUNDRY GROUP
$12K (6)
ARNOLD VENTURES
$12K (3)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
$12K (7)
PERRY JACOBSON
$7K (4)
LONE PINE CAPITAL
$7K (2)
LUPA SYSTEMS
$7K (2)
JUST CREATIVE PARTNERS
$7K (2)
CALVARESE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
HOPE CLINIC
$7K (4)
WINDOW WORLD
$4K (1)
EXETOR
$4K (1)
AVERI
$4K (1)
DONALD HENLEY
$3K (2)
GENERATION TUX
$3K (3)
ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE GROUP
$2K (2)
CROSS BORDER ANALYTICS
$2K (5)
STERLING-RICE GROUP
$2K (5)
BARD COLLEGE
$1K (1)
KILLIN (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
LATHAM & WATKINS
$26K (11)
JENNER & BLOCK
$19K (6)
TEMPO ASSIST
$14K (4)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
$14K (4)
FS VECTOR
$13K (9)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS
$10K (4)
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL
$10K (6)
QED INVESTORS
$8K (4)
CIRCLE INTERNET FINANCIAL
$8K (3)
CANAPI
$8K (3)
CROW (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES LOBBY+DONATE
$16K (12)
HOLLAND & HART
$10K (20)
YORK SPACE SYSTEMS
$10K (8)
VISTA LIFESCIENCES
$9K (8)
UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE LOBBY+DONATE
$8K (11)
THE CARSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
$7K (2)
NEOTERIC BEAUTY HOLDINGS
$7K (2)
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$7K (2)
SIERRA NEVADA
$7K (2)
COLORADO UROLOGY
$7K (2)
🔀 14 SPLIT DONORS — Employers whose staff donate to both sides
ANTHROPIC: LAUBACHER $2,250 / RUTINEL $63,200. BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK: NEGUSE $25,325 / CROW $6,750. VALMORE GP: EVANS $13,143 / HURD $16,643.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-03)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$26.7B
Total Awards
3%
Defense ($16.2M)
5,607,154
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Hazardous Waste Treatment and · $237.8M Remediation Services · $68.5M Commercial and Institutional B · $66.7M Nonscheduled Chartered Freight · $29.2M Support Activities for Forestr · $28.2M Highway, Street, and Bridge Co · $17.2M
Recipient Amount
GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORIT
$54.8M
HAWK CONTRACTING GROUP LLC
$44.7M
CONSERVATION LEGACY
$40.0M
ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
$32.8M
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLORADO
$25.3M
CAE USA INC.
$19.4M
CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO MUNICIPAL BUILD
$15.5M
WCA CONSTRUCTION, LLC
$15.5M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Hurd (R)
$3.6M
$1.8M
4%
51%
$232K
Financial Breakdown
Hurd (R)
Total Raised
$3,552,599
Cash on Hand
$1,760,849
Disbursements
$1,800,885
Individual Contributions
$1,900,425
PAC Contributions
$568,601
Small Dollar %
4.0%
Burn Rate
50.7%
Net IE Advantage
+$232K
📜 Historical Context — Colorado
Partisan Lean D+6
↗ Trending D+7

CO has a partisan lean of D+6. The state has shifted toward Democrats by 7 points in recent elections. Democrats won 3 of the last 4 Senate races here (avg margin D+4).

Presidential Results
2020 D+13.4
2016 D+4.9
2012 D+5.4
2008 D+9.0
2004 R+4.7
Senate Results
2020 D+9.3
2016 D+5.7
2014 R+1.9
2010 D+1.7