Christine O'Donnell raised $3.8 million, more than twice what Chris Coons raised in the same time period. O'Donnell easily outraises Coons

Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell raised a substantial $3.8 million during the past three months, more than twice what her Democratic opponent raised, but it hasn't yet narrowed his substantial lead in most polls.

O'Donnell, backed by the Tea Party Express, gained national attention when she upset GOP Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware's Sept. 14 primary in a bid for the Senate seat.


Although polls show O’Donnell trailing Democrat Chris Coons by a wide margin, her candidacy is certainly well-funded: She reported $2.6 million in the bank as of Sept. 30.

Coons, meanwhile, raised $1.5 million in the past three months and had $1.3 million in the bank.

Castle had $1.8 million in the bank as of the end of September.

O’Donnell has had difficulty raising funds for her campaigns in the past, and as of June 30, she only had $20,000 in the bank. One of her former aides from her 2008 campaign, Kristin Murray, told POLITICO in September that O’Donnell often lived off campaign donations for “rent and personal expenses.”