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Republican incumbent Todd Rokita maintains a strong fundraising advantage over his Democratic challenger for Indiana attorney general, reporting nearly $1.5 million more in cash on hand at the end of September.
New campaign finance reports filed Tuesday show Rokita with nearly $2.04 million in his campaign coffers at the end of the third quarter, compared with about $540,000 for Destiny Wells, his Democratic opponent.
But the Wells campaign expressed excitement about its fundraising totals for the period from July through September, nabbing $616,257 in campaign contributions compared with Rokita’s nearly $1.05 million.
“We’re thrilled with our Q3 fundraising results,” said Hannah Smith, spokeswoman for the Wells campaign. “Since securing the Democratic nomination in July, we’ve gained tremendous momentum and we are in a strong, competitive position to stay on radio, TV, digital platforms, and expand our reach through November 5th.”
Wells said her campaign is powered by thousands of individual donors while Rokita receives some donations from larger corporate interests and out-of-state attorneys. Among Rokita’s largest donors is the Republican Attorney General Association Action Fund, which gave $250,000. Among Wells’ largest donations is $25,000 from the Iron Workers Local 395 PAC.
As the incumbent, Rokita started the reporting period with substantially more cash on hand. At the beginning of July he had $1.3 million compared to about $98,000 for Wells.
The Rokita campaign recently launched a statewide radio advertising campaign and said its campaign cash will allow it to expand its advertising reach to every Hoosier by the Nov. 5 election.
“This fundraising total will help me spread my message of protecting Hoosier jobs, safeguarding neighborhoods from crime, and working to end illegal immigration,” Rokita said in a written statement.
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