Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Erik Aadland

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Colorado District 7
Filing address
Littleton, CO (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
AADLAND, ERIK
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Colorado with the 2022 district highlighted

Colorado, District 7

RepublicanU.S. House · Colorado District 7Open seatLost the general election (41.39%)

FEC candidate ID H2CO07170 · Principal campaign committee: AADLAND FOR COLORADO

Total raised$1,525,113.68
Total spent$1,503,919.88
Cash on hand$27,171.30
Debts owed by the campaign$69,435.79
Loans from the candidate$144,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $1,173,389.12PACs and other committees: $36,176.49Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $153,621.32Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $150,716.76Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $11,209.99
  • Individual contributions$1,173,389.1277%
  • PACs and other committees$36,176.492%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$153,621.3210%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$150,716.7610%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$11,209.991%

Self-funding: $153,621.32 (10% of money raised): $9,621.32 given and $144,000.00 lent by the candidate. $74,564.21 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

59 committees reported giving $147,576.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Erik Aadland$131,539.11
  • Independent expenditures opposing Erik Aadland$694,783.41
  • Company and union communications to members about Erik Aadland$3,762.93

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Colorado U.S. House, District 7, 2022 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Erik Aadland (R)$1,525,113.68$27,171.302022-12-31
Brittany Louise Pettersen (D)$2,883,823.65$8,400.072022-12-31
Tim Reichert (R)$1,585,826.05$0.002022-09-30
Edwin G Perlmutter (D)$663,563.71$603,638.002022-12-31
Brad Dempsey (R)$278,381.23$3,280.372022-12-31
Carl E Andersen (R)$255,114.01$0.002022-09-30
Laurel Anne Imer (R)$88,683.51$283.772022-09-30
Kyle Alexander Faust (D)$1,000.96$628.962022-04-05

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DJanuary 26, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsLikely DNovember 22, 2021
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DJuly 28, 2022
  • PoliticoLean DNovember 7, 2022
  • RCPLean DJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsLean DAugust 22, 2022
  • DDHQLean DJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Likely DJune 30, 2022
  • The EconomistLikely DSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
RMG ResearchJuly 24–30, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Brittany Pettersen 44% · Erik Aadland 41%
Meeting Street Insights (R)July 18–21, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Brittany Pettersen 44% · Erik Aadland 42%
Meeting Street Insights (R)July 18–21, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Generic Democrat 45% · Generic Republican 44%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: AADLAND FOR COLORADO.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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