Tim Ryan announces $9.1 million haul in Ohio Senate race
by Julia Manchester - 07/08/22 9:58 AM ET
Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan’s (D-Oh.) Senate campaign announced on Friday it raked in a whopping $9.1 million during the second quarter of the year.
Ryan’s second-quarter haul is more than double the size of his $4.1 million first-quarter fundraising haul. The campaign said Ryan brought in nearly 90,000 new donors during the second quarter, with contributions averaging $37.49 per donor. Additionally, the campaign said that 97 percent of donations were $100 or less.
The Democrat’s latest fundraising haul appears to demonstrate his grassroots fundraising strength ahead of what is expected to be a tough battle against Republican nominee J.D. Vance, who has not yet released his second-quarter fundraising figures.
Polls show a tight race emerging between Ryan and Vance. An internal poll released by the Ryan campaign this week shows the congressman leading Vance 48 percent to 46 percent with a 3.4 percent margin of error. Meanwhile, a USA Today/Suffolk University survey released in June shows Vance leading Ryan by just more than 2 percentage points. The non-partisan Cook Political Report rates the race as “lean Republican.”
Ryan has spent heavily so far in the contest. NBC News, which was the first outlet to obtain Ryan’s second-quarter figures, reported that he ended the quarter with $3.6 million cash on hand.
Earlier this year. Ryan announced plans to invest more than $3 million to support down-ballot Ohio Democrats this cycle.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3550024-tim-ryan-announces-9-1-million-haul-in-ohio-senate-race/
