Colorado Democrat Jena Griswold, the term-limited secretary of state, plans to report that her campaign for attorney general raised more than $800,000 in the year’s just-completed second quarter, her first in the race.

Griswold finished the quarter with nearly $700,000 cash on hand, her campaign said. She’s one of five Democrats running to succeed term-limited Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is running for governor in next year’s election.

Her campaign received more than 5,300 donations from over 3,800 individuals, with at least 75% of her donors listing a Colorado address, Griswold’s campaign said.

The fundraising total sets a new record for the most money raised by a candidate for the office in a single fundraising period, according to campaign finance reports maintained by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Weiser held the previous record, raising more than $500,000 in three successive quarters in his 2022 reelection bid.

“Coloradans are sending a clear message: we need an attorney general who will protect our state from the Trump administration, defend reproductive freedoms and fight for working families,” Griswold said in a statement. “I am humbled and energized by this support, and look forward to continuing to fight for all Coloradans.”

Colorado candidates for state-level and congressional offices face a July 15 deadline to report campaign finance activity covering the three-month period from April 1 to June 30. At press time, none of the attorney general candidates had yet filed.

The other Democrats running for the state’s top legal job are Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, former state House Speaker Crisanta Duran, attorney and nonprofit director David Seligman and former top federal prosecutor Hetal Doshi.

Political newcomer Connor Pennington is the only announced Republican candidate for the office.

Griswold burst out of the gate, raising $185,000 within 24 hours of launching her campaign on April 7, her campaign said. What appeared to be a single-day record for a state-level Colorado candidate, however, was soon topped — first by Seligman, who reported hauling in $250,000 in the day after his May 13 announcement, and then by Doshi, who raised $265,000 within 24 hours of her June 5 kick-off.

Internal polling released last month by Griswold’s campaign showed Griswold leading the primary field with 42% support, with the same number of likely voters saying they were undecided. Dougherty polled in second-place with 8%, followed by Seligman at 4%, Duran at 2% and Doshi at 1%.

Colorado’s parties nominate candidates to the 2026 primary ballot next spring, and ballots are due back to county clerks by June 30, 2026.