COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Democrat Sherrod Brown has brought in $8 million since launching his comeback campaign, while Sen. Jon Husted set a fundraising record for a Republican in an Ohio U.S. Senate race.

Brown's $8 million total "was powered by an army of grassroots donors," his campaign said in an Oct. 14 news release, with 97% of individual donations under $100 and an average grassroots contribution of $24.36. The former senator raised $7 million directly into his campaign and an additional $1 million into affiliated joint fundraising committees.

"Ohioans from every corner of the state are rallying behind Sherrod's campaign," said Patrick Eisenhauer, Friends of Sherrod Brown campaign manager, in the release. "Twenty-five thousand hardworking Ohioans, from across all 88 counties, have

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