INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republican Senate nominee Dan Coats has collected more than $2 million during the most recent fundraising quarter, while Democrat Brad Ellsworth took in less than half a million dollars.
Documents released Friday show Coats has more than $1.3 million on hand heading toward the Nov. 2 election. Ellsworth reported $835,000 on hand, including $494,000 that his campaign collected from July 1 through Sept. 30.
Ellsworth also can tap into about $490,000 left from money retiring Sen. Evan Bayh gave to the Democratic Party to help Ellsworth's campaign.
Still, the momentum seems to be favoring Coats, a former senator who was shown with a comfortable lead in a recent poll.
So far during this election cycle, Coats has raised $4.1 million and spent about $2.7 million.