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Nelson raises $1.4m in Q4, has $8.5m in the bank

Posted Jan 12, 2012 by William March

Updated Jan 12, 2012 at 05:58 PM

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson just announced that he raised $1.4 million in the final three months of 2011, giving him a total of $8.5 million in cash in his campaign account.

Although not all of Nelson’s Republican rivals have announced their results for the fourth quarter yet, it’s a safe bet Nelson is far ahead of all of them—which is to be expected for Nelson as a sitting U.S. senator.

Among the Republicans, Rep. Connie Mack IV announced today he raised $758,000 in the fourth quarter, which was the opening quarter of his campaign, giving him a total of $917,000 in cash when combined with money he had previously raised as a House member running for re-election.

Adam Hasner and George LeMieux haven’t released results yet, but prior to the fourth quarter, Hasner had $785,000 and LeMieux $1 million in the bank.