The latest campaign finance reports have been released by the announced candidates for US Senate in Missouri.

Republican Congressman Todd Akin says he raised just over 231-thousand dollars during the last quarter, giving him more than 1-point-1 million dollars in his campaign checkbook.

Former Republican State Treasurer Sarah Steelman has more than 570-thousand dollars on hand, while Republican John Brunner has just under 210-thousand dollars in his campaign coffers. The St. Louis businessman made the largest individual contribution during the reporting period by giving slightly more than a million dollars to his own campaign.

For incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill – she has 5 million dollars on hand, after raising nearly 1-point-4 million dollars during the last quarter.

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The latest campaign finance reports have been released by the announced candidates for US Senate in Missouri.

On the Republican side – Congressman Todd Akin has amassed more than 1-point-1 million dollars in his campaign checkbook.  Former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman has more than 570-thousand on hand, while St. Louis businessman John Brunner announced he has just under 210-thousand dollars in his campaign coffers.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill says she has more than 5-million dollars on hand as she prepares for the November General Election against the Republican nominee.