Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

River Gassen

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Colorado District 5
Filing address
Colorado Springs, CO (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GASSEN, RIVER
Next election
Primary June 30, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Colorado with the 2026 district highlighted

Colorado, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · Colorado District 5ChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H4CO05105 · Principal campaign committee: RIVER GASSEN FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Colorado District 5$0.00Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
2023–2024U.S. House · Colorado District 5$172,285.48Lost the general election (40.87%)
Total raised$0.00
Total spent$0.00
Cash on hand$0.38
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through February 4, 2025, 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.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.

The race

Colorado U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
River Gassen (D)$0.00$0.382025-02-04
Jessica Willow Killin (D)$5,593,463.21$507,728.232026-10-14
Jeff Crank (R)$2,872,434.39$542,836.002026-10-14
Joseph F Reagan (D)$288,792.70$26,643.152026-06-30
Matthew Cavanaugh (D)$164,828.66$0.002026-09-30
Jamey Lee Smith (D)$50,310.99$11,816.262026-09-30
Zurit Zuriel Horowitz (D)$31,168.89−$119.422026-09-30
Christopher Douglas Mitchell (C)$210.00$201.272026-10-14
Roy Matthewson (I)$200.00$108.062025-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLean RSeptember 25, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsTilt RSeptember 17, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RSeptember 16, 2026
  • The EconomistLikely RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Global Strategy Group (D)July 16–21, 2026450 (LV)± 4.6%Jeff Crank 45% · Jessica Killin 44%
Global Strategy Group (D)October 30 – November 3, 2025450 (LV)± 4.6%Jeff Crank 43% · Jessica Killin 40%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado (retrieved October 22, 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: RIVER GASSEN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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