Incumbent Democrat has outspent Republican challenger by 10 to 1 in in Colorado Senate District 8 race
Dylan Roberts and his Republican challenger, Corey Marshall, are continuing to campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm
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The incumbent Democrat continues to outpace his Republican challenger in fundraising — and spending — in November’s race for Colorado Senate District 8.
Dylan Roberts’ campaign has raised more than $170,000 and spent about $116,500, according to reports filed Oct. 19 with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Oct. 19. Challenger Corey Marshall’s campaign has disclosed raising $21,275 and spending $10,750 so far this election cycle.
Roberts, who has served one term as a state senator and two terms as a state representative, had more than $75,000 in his campaign’s coffers entering the election year. He has also raised about $80,000 in new donations so far this year.
Roberts has received hundreds of small donations between $5 and $450 from individual Colorado residents as well as donations between $1,000 and $6,200 from groups like the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Small Donor Committee, Healthier Colorado Small Donor Committee, the Realtor Small Donor Committee, the Colorado State Fraternal Order of Police Small Donor Committee and others.
In October, Roberts’ campaign received about $7,000 in donations, including more than 30 small donations from Colorado residents, many with listed addresses in the district, and groups including the Building Hope political action committee and employee action committees associated with Lumen Technologies, Oneok Inc. and AT&T.
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The latest filings also show Roberts’ campaign focused on advertising in October. The campaign spent about $25,000 on advertising by mail as well as $1,000 on print and digital ads in the Clear Creek Courant and $50 on Facebook ads, according to the filings.
Marshall’s campaign has received a few dozen small donations between $25 and $900 from Colorado residents, according to filings. Records show that the Republican Party central committees in Gilpin, Routt, Moffat and Summit counties also donated between $1,000 and $5,500 each to the candidate.
So far in October, Marshall’s campaign raised $750 with four small donations between $50 and $500 from individuals, three with addresses in Colorado and one in Texas.
Marshall’s campaign reported spending $5,000 in the most recent filing, with the majority going toward advertisements, including TV ads, banners and signs.
