Who has the money? Cordray outraises DeWine in September

The finance reports, filed Wednesday, do not include expenditures so it’s impossible to determine how much money is flowing out of the campaigns and what their cash balances are.

The September reports show that Cordray had nearly 16,000 contributions, averaging $139; DeWine had 1,766 contributions, averaging $1,154.

DeWine’s $2.12 million total includes a $315,719 cash infusion from the Ohio GOP on Oct. 2. Cordray’s numbers reflect a fundraiser held Sept. 13 in Cleveland with President Barack Obama.

Earlier in the campaign, DeWine issued a $1 million personal loan to his campaign but has not said whether he intends to forgive the loan or require that it be paid back. In 2010 when he first ran for attorney general, he loaned his campaign $2 million, all of which was eventually paid back to DeWine.

“If you’re going to put money in, put money in. Don’t go to donors and get it back and stick it in your pocket,” Cordray said, maintaining that such loans raise ethics questions.

The DeWine campaign had no comment on the loan at this time.

Related: Firms gave heavily to DeWine, GOP 

Democrats outraised Republicans in the four down ticket executive races while the GOP candidates for Ohio Supreme Court pulled in more than the Democrats:

Attorney General: Democrat Steve Dettelbach raised $752,578; Republican Dave Yost raised $404,085.

Auditor: Democrat Zack Space raised $253,820; Republican Keith Faber raised $204,298.

Secretary of State: Democrat Kathleen Clyde raised $321,866; Republican Frank LaRose raised $255,181.

Treasurer: Democrat Rob Richardson raised $203,777; Republican Robert Sprague raised $161,602.

Supreme Court: Democrat Michael Donnelly raised $52,800; Republican Craig Baldwin raised $72,058; Democrat Melody Stewart raised $47,485; Republican Mary Degenaro raised $87,820.

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