Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Root Routledge

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Colorado District 3
Filing address
Durango, CO (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ROUTLEDGE, ROOT
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Colorado with the 2020 district highlighted

Colorado, District 3

DemocraticU.S. House · Colorado District 3ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H8CO03234 · Principal campaign committee: ROOT FOR CITIZEN CONGRESSMAN

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2021–2022U.S. House · Colorado District 3$590.00Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
2019–2020U.S. House · Colorado District 3$7,429.10Withdrawn
Total raised$7,429.10
Total spent$7,432.95
Cash on hand$345.16
Debts owed by the campaign$5,795.76
Loans from the candidate$4,177.40

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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: $3,251.70Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $4,177.40
  • Individual contributions$3,251.7044%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$4,177.4056%

Self-funding: $4,177.40 (56% of money raised): $0.00 given and $4,177.40 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Colorado U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Root Routledge (D)$7,429.10$345.162020-12-31
Diane Mitsch Bush (D)$5,064,049.20$28,454.992020-12-31
Lauren Boebert (R)$2,989,469.89$356,794.332020-12-31
Scott R. Tipton (R)$1,287,890.68$385,998.042020-12-31
Donald Valdez (D)$26,229.58$0.002019-12-31
Christopher Hawkins Critter Milton (UNI)$12,013.21$0.002020-11-04

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean RSeptember 29, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsTilt ROctober 29, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RSeptember 3, 2020
  • PoliticoLean RSeptember 8, 2020
  • Daily KosLean RAugust 31, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJuly 26, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D)October 19–20, 2020491 (LV)± 4.4%Lauren Boebert 43% · Diane Mitsch Bush 44%
Expedition Strategies (D)September 9–14, 2020754 (LV)± 3.6%Lauren Boebert 44% · Diane Mitsch Bush 46%
GQR Research (D)August 3–6, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%Lauren Boebert 42% · Diane Mitsch Bush 43%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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: ROOT FOR CITIZEN CONGRESSMAN.
  • 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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