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Democrat Surges in Fundraising to Unseat Republican Senator

The fundraising numbers are out for the second quarter, including for the special election for U.S. Senate in Ohio.

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, has again outraised Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to replace now-Vice President JD Vance.

Brown’s campaign reported more than $17.1 million raised from April 1 to June 30, which included $14.1 million to its principal committee, Friends of Sherrod Brown, and about $3 million to affiliated fundraising committees.

Husted’s campaign reported $7.7 million raised, with $3.4 million going to the principal campaign committee and $4.3 million to affiliated committees, which included Husted Victory, Team Husted, and JON PAC. NBC 4 reported that this was more than double the campaign’s first-quarter total. The campaign has more than $11 million in cash on hand.

A press release from the Brown campaign highlighted that the campaign took in “nearly 70,000 new donors,” and that 96% of individual donations were $100 or less. The press release also stressed Brown’s “grassroots” focus, with the average grassroots donation being $33.

“Ohioans across the state are fed up with Jon Husted, who repeatedly puts........

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