This year's House district races in the Lakewood area saw Democrats outraising and outspending Republicans, often by large margins, and led both candidates to winning with 55 percent of the vote.
Campaign finance reports from Sept. 29 through Oct. 26 give a window into the large gaps in spending and raising among candidates in the month before the election.
Democrat Chris Kennedy claimed victory over Republican Chris Hadsall with 23,271 votes to Hadsall's 18,390. Going into October, Kennedy had $54,041 to Hadsall's $13,268. During the month, Kennedy raised $8,075 and spent $32,000. Hadsall, on the other hand, raised $5,402 and spent $11,535.
This was a slowdown for both candidates from September, when Kennedy received $31,498 and spent $45,154. During that same time period, Hadsall received $9,940 and spent $5,779.
The disparity between Democrat incumbent Brittany Pettersen and Republican Nancy Pallozzi was starker, both in the financial area and vote counts. Pettersen took the win with 21,817 votes to Pallozzi's 14,192.
Going into October, Pettersen had $39,645 to Pallozzi's $2,492. Pettersen raised $10,340 in October, and spent $37,978. In contrast, Pallozzi raised $451 and spent $1,653.
October was a slowdown for Pettersen, who raised $25,810 and spent $47,946 in September, and a pick-up for Pallozzi, who raised $451 and spent $360 that same month.
The Democrats in both races saw some major contributions during the season. The contributions from Political Action Committees (PACs) and small donor committees (SDCs) ranged from $1,000 and higher from the Colorado Democratic Party, One Colorado and Jefferson County Education Association.
Hadsall's campaign also received donations from PACs and SDCs like the AT&T Colorado Employee PAC and PDC Energy PAC, while Pallozzi's donations were mainly from private citizens.
from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Dems-outspend-Republicans-win-with-similar-margins,239264
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