July 06, 2006 08:00 AM UTC

Legislative Races Fundraising

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• by: Colorado Pols

Now that we’re getting down to the nitty gritty in the campaigns for 2006, we’ll start tracking the money for some of the top legislative races. You can click below for the full list, but there are a few numbers that really jump out:

 
1. Betty Boyd and Matt Knoedler are both raising a lot of money in SD-21, which should be the top Senate race.

 

2. Democrat Moe Keller has a 5-to-1 money lead over Republican Dick Sargent in SD-20.

 

3. Republican Kiki Traylor is raising significantly more money than her two Republican opponents in SD-22.

 

4. Democrat Gail Schwartz has nearly $90,000 cash on hand, NINE times more than Republican Lew Entz in SD-5.

 

5. Democrat Lois Tochtrop has almost four times the cash on hand as fellow Dem Val Vigil in SD-24.

 

6. Republican Dave Lewis has $33.70 cash on hand in SD-32. Yes, you read that right. Lewis has no shot at winning that seat, so this isn’t a big deal, but it’s still funny to see a report like that.

Elsewhere, take these numbers with a grain of salt, because outside committees will pump a LOT of money into these races. Outside committees will spend significantly more money in these races than any of the candidates will raise themselves:

 
1. Neither Republican in HD-23 is raising much money for the right to take on incumbent Democrat Gwyn Green.

 

2. Republican Affie Ellis outraising incumbent Democrat Debbie Benefield.

 

3. Republican Dave Owen not raising as much money as you might think for somebody who has been in the legislature for the last, oh, 75 years. Democrat Jim Riesberg has a healthy lead right now.

Click below for the rest of the numbers…

Top 3 Targeted House Races
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Other Top House Races