This page is a final analysis of campaign contributions from individuals to major party congressional and state candidates in 10 states. Self-financed contributions are included. These states, most of which are battlegrounds, represent different regions and partisan dynamics. For an analysis of the demographics of the donors to congressional candidates, visit our Donor Gaps page. For an analysis of all major party congressional candidates running in all 50 states, visit our The National View: Congressional Elections page. Visit our Final Analysis report page for our summary analysis of all congressional and state races. Because this project analyzed those candidates who filed campaign finance reports, these statistics may not reflect the total number of candidates who ran. For more information about election 2024, please visit CAWP's Election Watch information.
Source: CAWP and OpenSecrets
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024 (unless otherwise indicated). State campaign finance data completeness varied by state. "No Data to Display" in data visualizations indicates there are no candidates in that subgroup.
- Incumbent Democratic women seeking reelection to the U.S. House in Colorado raised a higher average total amount than Democratic men.
- There was a large gender difference in the average total amount raised by open-seat Democratic congressional candidates due to the fundraising success of Adam Frisch.
- Republican men led other groups in self-financing their congressional campaigns in Colorado.
Colorado did not have a U.S. Senate race in 2024.
There was no U.S. Senate race in Colorado. Colorado elected eight members to its U.S. House delegation. There were two open seats. Six women ran for the U.S. House from Colorado and three women won.
Colorado elected 18 of 35 members of the Colorado State Senate and all 65 members of the Colorado State House. Fifty-nine women ran for the Colorado State House and 38 women won. Twelve women ran for the Colorado State Senate and eight women won.
Six incumbents sought reelection (5D, 1R). Representative Yadira Caraveo (D), who is Latina, raised the most for incumbent candidates with nearly $5.9M. Caraveo (CO-8) lost her seat, which was a Democratic tossup. The average raised for the Democratic women incumbents seeking reelection to the U.S. House was higher than the average raised for Democratic men incumbents.
Adam Frisch (D), who ran in CO-3, raised nearly $17M. Democrat River Gassen, who is white, lost in a safe Republican seat having raised less than $200,000. Frisch, who outraised all congressional candidates, lost his race; the seat was rated likely Republican by The Cook Political Report.
Colorado ranked third in the nation for women’s state legislative representation in 2024.
A Democratic woman – Rebekah Stewart (CO-30) – raised the most among open-seat candidates for Colorado State House with $130,000. Robyn Carnes (CO-16), a Republican, raised the most among state senate challenger candidates. Democrat Megan Lukens (CO-26) raised the most of incumbent state House candidates.
There was no consistent gender pattern in fundraising for incumbent candidates seeking reelection to the Colorado state legislature, or candidates running as challengers. In open-seat races, Democratic women raised more on average than Democratic men in both chambers while the reverse was true for Republican candidates.
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
Self-financing did not play a large role for any candidate group in the Colorado congressional races.
The pattern for self-financing in open-seat and challenger state legislative races depended on candidate gender, party, and chamber. However, the highest average proportion of funds from self-financing for any subgroup was Republican men running in open-seats for the Colorado State Senate.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup.
Democrat Trisha Calvarese (CO-4), a challenger, led all candidates in proportion of funds from small contributions.
There was no consistent gender pattern in the proportion of small contributions in Colorado state legislative races.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.
This Data Appendix includes women candidates who filed campaign finance reports and raised money from individuals including self-financing. “Total raised” represents the total amount raised from individuals including self-financing. The Data Appendix is sortable by candidate name, party, office, and seat status as well as the campaign finance statistics.
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024. State campaign finance data completeness varied by state.
Candidates who did not report contributions from individuals including self-financed contributions are not included in the analysis. The analysis is for general election, major party nominees.
Campaign finance data are from OpenSecrets. Race/ethnicity information for all women candidates are from CAWP. Candidate race/ethnicity is based on the candidate’s self-identification whenever possible.
Women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group are not depicted in the data visualizations that are disaggregated by race/ethnicity (in order to avoid double-counting individuals). All women, including multiracial women and women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group, are included in the data visualizations that do not disaggregate by race/ethnicity and all women are included in the Data Appendix.