Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, raised nearly $2.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, his campaign announced Wednesday. This brings his annual total to $9.8 million.
“Raising nearly $10 million in one year is not only a record in Ohio, it is a testament to the strong support for Rob. In the same period, campaign volunteers also contacted a record 1,000,000 targeted voters through our door and phone program, demonstrating the tremendous grassroots strength behind Rob,” campaign manager Corry Bliss said in a statement. “Voters across Ohio are joining our team because Rob is getting results for Ohio families, and Ohio voters know they can’t afford a return to Ted Strickland’s Ohio when the state lost over 350,000 jobs and ranked 48th in the country in job creation.”
Ohio is one of the most closely watched states as Republicans try to defend their Senate majority in November. Portman’s likely Democratic challenger is former Gov. Ted Strickland.
The GOP incumbent currently has more $12 million in cash on hand. The Portman campaign announced that more than three-fourths of their donors were from Ohio.
There has been little recent polling, but Quinnipiac showed the race within the margin of error in the fall. Portman was originally elected in 2010.
