The spending totals for all of this year’s candidates are below. The winners are in bold.

At-large, representing the entire city:

Scott Esserman: $67,636 Nicky Yollick: $48,950 Vernon Jones Jr.: $33,561 Jane Shirley: $1,663 Marla Benavides: $1,350

District 2, representing southwest Denver

Karolina Villagrana: $56,846 Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán: $55,259

District 3, representing central-east Denver

Carrie Olson: $53,719 Mike DeGuire: $41,187

District 4, representing northeast Denver

Gene Fashaw: $43,632

Michelle Quattlebaum: $38,789 José Silva: $11,600

Independent expenditure committees spent far more than the candidates themselves. We’ve tallied their spending below, and noted their donors and the candidates they supported.

Students Deserve Better

Total spent in Denver: $176,451

Funded by: Denver Classroom Teachers Association; Colorado Fund for Children and Public Education, affiliated with the Colorado Education Association

Candidates supported: Esserman, Gaytán, Olson, Quattlebaum

Parents for Great Schools

Total spent in Denver: $445,000 Funded by: Denver Families for Public Schools, a new pro-charter organization; Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; 50CAN, affiliated with Colorado’s Transform Education Now; Colorado League of Charter Schools

Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw

Denver Students, Families, and Teachers United for Excellent Schools

Total spent in Denver: $366,054

Funded by: Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; 50CAN, affiliated with Colorado’s Transform Education Now; Colorado League of Charter Schools; Parents for Great Schools; Stand for Children Inc., local donors

Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw

Raising Colorado

Total spent in Denver: $120,114

Funded by: Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; Parents for Great Schools; CLCS Action, affiliated with the Colorado League of Charter Schools; and TEN Collective Impact, affiliated with Transform Education Now Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana

CLCS Action

Total spent in Denver: At least $62,000. It’s difficult to calculate an exact amount because its reports do not always delineate how much was spent on Denver school board candidates from how much was spent on school board candidates in neighboring Aurora Public Schools.

Funded by: CLCS Action, affiliated with the Colorado League of Charter Schools

Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw

Forward Progress

Total spent in Denver: $27,530

Funded by: Education Reform Now Advocacy, affiliated with Democrats for Education Reform; 50CAN, affiliated with Colorado’s Transform Education Now

Candidates supported: Jones, Villagrana, Fashaw

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