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2026 Colorado Senate Election

Solid D
John Hickenlooper (D) incumbent

About this race

John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. It’s considered a safe Democratic seat. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, has taken $319,490 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Mark Baisley, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.

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

John Hickenlooper Democrat Nominee

AIPAC-linked $319,490FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$8,119,380 raised · $7,471,143 spent · $2,083,870 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: A problem-solver for a divided Washington: serving everyone, Democrat or Republican, to get things done

Mark Baisley 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)$138,210 raised · $110,837 spent · $28,160 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Protecting liberty, Colorado families, water and energy, and restraining spending and government overreach

Where the money comes from

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

John Hickenlooper DMark Baisley R
Raised$8.1M$138K
Individuals$5.8M72%$135K98%
PACs & parties$958K12%$9991%
Self-funded$0$2K2%
Other$1.4M17%$760%
AIPAC-linked*$319K—
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.

John Hickenlooper 4320 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$8.1M
Campaign spent$7.5M
Cash on hand$2.1M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals72%
PACs / committees12%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Party committee$62K
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
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  • Trade association PAC$10K
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  • Labor PAC$10K
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  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
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  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$9K
  • Individual$8K

Showing the 50 biggest of 4320 donors. The other 4270 gave $4.9M combined.

Plus $1.3M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See John Hickenlooper’s full FEC filings →

Mark Baisley 70 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$138K
Campaign spent$111K
Cash on hand$28K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees1%
Self-funding2%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$5K
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  • Individual$4K
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  • Individual$900
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$570
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$500
  • Organization$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$450
  • Individual$450
  • Individual$400
  • Individual$360
  • Individual$350
  • Individual$312
  • Individual$308
  • Individual$308

Showing the 50 biggest of 70 donors. The other 20 gave $5K combined.

Plus $34K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Mark Baisley’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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