Mourdock raises $1.6M, nearly doubling Donnelly in Indiana

Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) raised $1.6 million in the past three months, nearly doubling the $900,000 Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) raised in the same time span.

It's unclear which Senate candidate has the cash-on-hand advantage coming out of the second quarter — Mourdock's campaign said it wouldn't announce how much it has in the bank until later this week. It's also unclear how much of his total Mourdock raised before his early May primary victory over longtime Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), a period in which Tea Party groups and supporters all over the country rallied to him.

Mourdock had only $250,000 in the bank as of April 18, when he had to file a pre-primary fundraising report.

Donnelly's campaign told The Hill that his campaign has $1.3 million cash on hand, which could give him a cash on hand advantage, as Mourdock spent heavily to defeat Lugar in the closing days of the campaign.

While Donnelly trailed Mourdock this fundraising quarter, his mark was more than double what he'd achieved in previous quarters, when he'd struggled with fundraising and failed to crack $400,000 in the last three quarters. That boost was likely aided by Mourdock's win: few thought Donnelly could beat Lugar, but Democrats are hopeful for his chances against Mourdock.

The state leans Republican but Donnelly has a relatively centrist voting record, while Mourdock is an unapologetic conservative. The Hill rates this race a "toss-up."

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