2022 general election
Colorado 7th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$5.7M was spent on the 2022 Colorado 7th District race: $4.4M raised by the campaigns, $654K of it from PACs, plus $1.3M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Brittany Pettersen (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$5.7M
Raised by campaigns
$4.4M
PAC checks
$654K
Outside money
$1.3M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Brittany PettersenDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.9M
- Spent
- $2.9M
- From individuals
- $2.1M
- From PACs
- $618K
- From party
- $11K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $344K
- Outside money against
- $222K
Who paid: 21% of Pettersen's money came from PACs
Corporate $26K (5%)Trade group $23K (4%)Leadership PAC $158K (29%)Membership $80K (15%)Union $122K (22%)Super PAC $44K (8%)Party $10K (2%)Other $87K (16%)
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$18K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$15K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Giddy Up PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Schiff Leads PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Fair Share Action · $229K supporting
- For Colorado's Future · $206K attacking
- Web3 Forward · $107K supporting
- Cpac Action PAC · $16K attacking
- Working America · $8K supporting
Erik AadlandRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $36K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $154K
- Outside money for
- $78K
- Outside money against
- $695K
Who paid: 2% of Aadland's money came from PACs
Corporate $11K (8%)Trade group $5K (4%)Leadership PAC $51K (38%)Membership $3K (2%)Super PAC $19K (14%)Other $45K (34%)
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$10K
- Majority Rising Leadership PAC$10K
- Take Back the House 2022 Super PAC$10K
- Ranger PAC Other$5K
- Continental Resources, Inc. Political Action Committee Corporate$5K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- Frontline Patriots Other$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $682K attacking
- For Colorado's Future · $38K supporting
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC · $20K supporting
- Colorado Dawn · $18K supporting
- Fair Share Action · $13K attacking
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Colorado 7th District race?
- $5.7M was spent on the 2022 Colorado 7th District race: $4.4M raised by the campaigns, $654K of it from PACs, plus $1.3M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Brittany Pettersen (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Colorado 7th District race?
- Brittany Pettersen (Democrat) raised $2.9M and had $344K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Colorado 7th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($682K), For Colorado's Future ($245K), Fair Share Action ($242K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Colorado 7th District race?
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $18K to Brittany Pettersen; Elect Democratic Women gave $15K to Brittany Pettersen; Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC gave $10K to Brittany Pettersen.