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Colorado Senate

📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: June 30, 2026
Last updated: Apr 15, 2026 05:07 AM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$6.4M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$194
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$388
2 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)
📈 REP candidates: GOP gaining 19,000 registration edge since 2024-11
📊 Market Intelligence — Polymarket
90%
DEM Price
→ -2.7% 7d
12%
REP Price
↑ +78.6% 7d
$30K
Total Volume
24h: $21K
0.4%
Volatility
Low
30d DEM: -3.2% 30d REP: +31.6%
DEM 90% 94%92%90% Mar 14Mar 24Apr 14
REP 12% 16%11%6% Mar 14Mar 29Apr 14
Spread: 1.0% Bid: 0.00 Ask: 0.00 Liquidity: Tight
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $10K lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $388 in campaign spending in this race.
2
Corporate Clients
$10K
Lobbying Spend
$388
Campaign Spending
2
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
ACT INC 🛡️
$10K
$194
HICKENLOOPER
AC, INC.
$0
$194
HICKENLOOPER
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.
HICKENLOOPER (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (3 also lobby Congress)
COMCAST LOBBY+DONATE
$28K (21)
NEXTERA ENERGY LOBBY+DONATE
$28K (17)
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$20K (7)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
$17K (23)
CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES
$14K (4)
INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP
$14K (4)
U.S. SENATE
$14K (4)
ANTHROPIC
$14K (4)
THE BAUPOST GROUP
$14K (4)
CNOTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
$14K (4)
JOSHI (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups
VENTANA CAPITAL
$4K (1)
CHICAGO CARDIOLOGY INSTITUTE
$2K (1)
PEAK GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES
$1K (1)
INDUS STONE, LLC.
$1K (1)
NU CYBERTEK
$631 (21)
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES SYNER
$521 (1)
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS
$500 (1)
PANDIT VIEW
$500 (1)
AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE SERVICES
$300 (1)
AJ ENTERPRISE GROUP, LLC.
$251 (1)
GONZALES (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups
MEYER LAW OFFICE
$14K (5)
KELLER DORN LAW
$7K (2)
YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
$4K (1)
ROBIN MERGER
$4K (1)
RODRIGUEZ AND ASSOCIATES
$4K (1)
FOX & ROBERTSON PC
$4K (1)
FOX & ROBERTSON
$4K (1)
SCHROETER GOLDMARK & BENDER
$4K (1)
SELF EMPLYED
$2K (1)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
$2K (3)
MARKERT (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups
SCHARBAUER 5 MANAGEMENT
$10K (3)
ABRO INDUSTRIES
$4K (1)
DANIELS MANUFACTURING
$4K (1)
TAPESTRY ELECTRIC
$4K (1)
ROUTE ONE INVESTMENT CO
$4K (1)
NEXTGEN MGMT
$4K (1)
SWINBANK FAMILY
$1K (1)
AMI EXPEDITIONARY HEALTHCARE
$1K (1)
UNIVERSAL COIN BULLION
$1K (1)
LECS
$1K (1)
BRESLIN (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups
DEADLINE SPECIALISTS
$4K (1)
DONALD HENLEY
$3K (8)
PLUG DIGITAL
$2K (1)
THOMPSONCOBURN
$500 (1)
WELLINGTON CONSULTING GROUP, LTD.
$500 (1)
WINIFRED DOOLEY
$250 (1)
BERRY FAMILY SERVICES
$250 (1)
FADDUOL LEGAL CONSULTANTS
$250 (1)
FIDOTV CHANNEL
$100 (1)
JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$30 (2)
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (statewide)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$26.7B
Total Awards
63%
Defense ($7.9B)
5,607,154
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Research and Development in th · $2.3B Aircraft Manufacturing · $2.1B Guided Missile and Space Vehic · $1.5B Engineering Services · $1.4B Research and Development in Bi · $1.1B Other Computer Related Service · $1.1B
Recipient Amount
STATE OF COLORADO - DEPT OF HEALTH CARE
$16.2B
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
$3.5B
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC
$3.0B
VECTRUS SYSTEMS LLC
$2.0B
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$1.4B
BOARD OF EDUCATION COLORADO
$1.2B
ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC
$1.1B
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLORADO
$1.1B
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Hickenlooper (D)
—
$5.4M
$3.9M
21%
55%
$194
—
Joshi (R)
—
$485K
$292K
62%
40%
—
—
Gonzales (D)
—
$179K
$161K
21%
10%
—
—
Markert (R)
—
$175K
$73K
1%
58%
—
—
Breslin (D)
—
$131K
$7K
66%
94%
—
—
Financial Breakdown
Hickenlooper (D)
Total Raised
$5,441,188
Cash on Hand
$3,877,765
Disbursements
$2,999,056
Individual Contributions
$3,920,835
PAC Contributions
$661,468
Small Dollar %
21.3%
Burn Rate
55.1%
Net IE Advantage
+$194
Joshi (R)
Total Raised
$485,403
Cash on Hand
$292,417
Disbursements
$192,986
Individual Contributions
$125,303
PAC Contributions
$10,000
Small Dollar %
62.1%
Burn Rate
39.8%
Net IE Advantage
$0
Gonzales (D)
Total Raised
$178,844
Cash on Hand
$160,892
Disbursements
$17,952
Individual Contributions
$178,844
PAC Contributions
$0
Small Dollar %
21.0%
Burn Rate
10.0%
Net IE Advantage
$0
Markert (R)
Total Raised
$174,567
Cash on Hand
$72,543
Disbursements
$102,024
Individual Contributions
$73,000
PAC Contributions
$3,000
Small Dollar %
1.3%
Burn Rate
58.4%
Net IE Advantage
$0
Breslin (D)
Total Raised
$130,570
Cash on Hand
$7,284
Disbursements
$123,285
Individual Contributions
$125,394
PAC Contributions
$5,176
Small Dollar %
65.8%
Burn Rate
94.4%
Net IE Advantage
$0
📜 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