Race

U.S. House, Colorado 1st District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.15

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Diana DeGette1DemocratIncumbent$1.7M$2.0M$8,860$1.6M$213K
Melat Kiros2DemocratChallenger$1.1M$965K$126K$487K$675K
Wanda James3DemocratChallenger$300K$266K$34K$0$0
Shimon Blau4UnaffiliatedChallenger$185K$120K$65K$0$0
Santiago Emmanuel Palomino5DemocratChallenger$6,637$6,009$-4,067$0$0
Christy Peterson6RepublicanChallenger$2,057$354$1,703$0$0
Christopher Milton7Other$0$0$0$0$0
John Wren8Write-in$0$0$0$0$0
Tiffany Rodgers9DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Olivia Miller10DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Carter Hanson11DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Christopher Oldfield12DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Gregory Ferman Cutlip Jr13RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Austin Joseph Harvey Smith14RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Diana L Degettehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01141/
    H6CO01141
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Melat Kiroshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01273/
    H6CO01273
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Wanda Jameshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01299/
    H6CO01299
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Shimon Blauhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01356/
    H6CO01356
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Santiago Emmanuel Palominohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01307/
    H6CO01307
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Christy Petersonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01331/
    H6CO01331
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Christopher Miltonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0CO03173/
    H0CO03173
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: John Wrenhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CO01187/
    H4CO01187
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Tiffany Rodgershttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01257/
    H6CO01257
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Olivia Millerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01265/
    H6CO01265
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Carter Hansonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01281/
    H6CO01281
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: Christopher Oldfieldhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01315/
    H6CO01315
  13. 13
    FEC candidate record: Gregory Ferman Cutlip Jrhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01323/
    H6CO01323
  14. 14
    FEC candidate record: Austin Joseph Harvey Smithhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CO01349/
    H6CO01349
  15. 15
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record