Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, who is seeking reelection, leads his two rivals for the position in the money race, the latest campaign finance numbers show.  

Aurora voters will choose among three candidates for mayor on Nov. 7: Coffman, Councilmember Juan Marcano and Jeffrey Sanford.

Coffman raised almost $250,000, while Marcano took in a little more than $100,000. Sanford, a military veteran like Coffman, earlier said he is not accepting political contributions and reported raising zero dollars.

Marcano received contributions from twice as many people, which means Coffman secured money from fewer supporters but in larger increments.

Coffman’s total contributions added up to $242,317, according to his campaign finance report, which covers May 1, when he started fundraising, through Oct. 24, the end of the latest reporting period. 

Coffman’s top contributors included top business people, such as the president and CEO of HRM Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production company out of Denver; the CEO of Shortline Auto Group; the CEO of AMG National Trust Bank; a Mark West Energy Partners partner; and, the First American State Bank.

The top two contributors, Lowell Roger Hutson of HRM and Don Hicks of Shortline Auto Group, each contributed $2,150 to Coffman’s campaign.

The American Ethiopian PAC and the Consumer Fireworks Safety Association PAC also each gave $1,150. Pete and Marilyn Coors added $1,000 each. 

Most of Coffman’s contributions have come from Colorado residents, and a few came from out of state: two from Arizona, two from Tennessee, two from Nevada, three from Florida, and one each from from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Washington.

Out of his 415 Colorado contributions, 106 came from Aurora and 120 came from Denver.

Marcano, who currently represents Ward IV, received contributions from 905 people, as opposed to Coffman’s 428. Marcano had 31 contributions of more than $1,000, compared to Coffman’s 155.

Marcano’s top contributors also included a local union and business leader: SEIU Local 105 Small Donor Committee; political action committee BIPAC, which supports people of color running for office; the CEO of Mile High Behavioral Healthcare; the deputy Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder; and, an Aurora resident listed as “unemployed.”

SEIU has contributed $4,000 to Marcano’s campaign and BIPAC gave $1,150.

Most of Marcano’s contributions, 825 of them, came from Colorado, while another 39 came from Texas, 11 from Oregon, seven from California, four from D.C., three from Nevada, two from New York, two from New Hampshire, two from Massachusetts, and one each from Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin.

And, of contributions from Colorado, 523 came from Aurora and 148 from Denver.

Aurora’s third mayoral candidate, Jeffrey Sanford, has not filed any reports. On Sanford’s Facebook page, the candidate states that he does not take political contributions or endorsements “because, as the mayor, I work for the people.” 

In addition to a mayor, Aurora residents will vote for two at-large city councilmembers from a pool of four candidates, and one councilmember each for wards IV, V and VI, which each has two candidates.