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HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. Incumbent

 ·  CO Senate (Senate)
45.0
Influence Score · 2026
Moderately exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $499K 2.37 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $194 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $0 OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $0 PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $194 0.46 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $18.01M 6.08 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.891 7.57 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0242 4.89 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  CO Senate

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. DEM Inc. $499K $22K 45.0 Moderately exposed
MARKERT, GEORGE WASHINGTON MR V REP Chal. $106K $0 0.4 Lightly backed
JOSHI, JANAK REP Chal. $48K $0 0.2 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.