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2026 Colorado District 8 House Election

Gabe Evans (R)

About this race

Colorado’s 8th District. Gabe Evans, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one Libertarian.

Key issues in Colorado

Major issues facing Colorado, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Gabe Evans Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$5,393,673 raised · $1,588,203 spent · $3,880,463 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Securing the border, strengthening public safety, lowering costs, and educational freedom for Colorado families

Manny Rutinel Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,336,988 raised · $3,735,756 spent · $601,232 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Lowering costs for housing, gas, groceries, healthcare; taking on corruption; fighting for working families

Dave Wood Libertarian Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: Libertarian; freedom to choose, lower taxes, stop foreign wars

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Gabe Evans RManny Rutinel DDave Wood L
Raised$5.4M$4.3M—
Individuals$2.1M39%$4.2M97%—
PACs & parties$1.4M26%$93K2%—
Self-funded$0$0—
Other$1.9M35%$24K1%—
AIPAC-linked*———
Outside spending†———

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Gabe Evans 1943 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$5.4M
Campaign spent$1.6M
Cash on hand$3.9M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals39%
PACs / committees26%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$25K
  • Individual$14K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Joint fundraising committee$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Cooperative PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1943 donors. The other 1893 gave $2.3M combined.

Plus $768K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Gabe Evans’s full FEC filings →

Manny Rutinel 2231 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.3M
Campaign spent$3.7M
Cash on hand$601K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals97%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 2231 donors. The other 2181 gave $1.9M combined.

Plus $2.1M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Manny Rutinel’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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