As local races for Congress enter their final stretch, Rep. Mike Turner has a strong financial advantage over Democratic challenger Sharen Neuhardt in the race to represent Ohio’s new 10th District which represents all of Montgomery and Greene counties.

Turner, R-Centerville raised $228,090 last quarter and has raised more than $1.07 million to date this campaign. His campaign had $578,896 to spend as of Sept. 30.It has $6,996 in debt.

“Twenty days out from the election, these numbers show that we continue to be in a strong position, and Congressman Turner’s message of fiscal responsibility and job creation is resonating with voters of the new 10th District,” Turner spokesman Tom Crosson said.

Neuhardt, a Yellow Springs attorney, raised $156,354 last quarter and has raised $497,512 to date this campaign. Her campaign had $94,319 on hand as of Sept. 30 and has $92,000 in debt, some from her last campaign for Congress.

“We’re proud of the more than 1,400 individuals who have contributed to our campaign,” Neuhardt’s spokesman Michael McGovern said. “We’re going to continue to run a robust campaign and hold Mike Turner accountable for his failed record in Congress.”

Turner, Neuhardt and Libertarian candidate Dave Harlow are running in the 10th District which also includes part of Fayette County.

In Ohio’s 4th District, Rep. Jim Jordan R-Urbana,, raised $162,923 during the last quarter and spent $182,971. He had more than $1.08 million on hand as of Sept. 30 and no debt.

His Democratic opponent, Jim Slone of Elyria, raised $5,063 between July 1 and Sept. 30 and had $7,544 in the bank. He spent $9,361 last quarter.

The 4th District is one of the largest in the state and includes all or parts of Shelby, Champaign, Logan and Auglaize counties as well as others stretching all the way to Lake Erie. Libertarian Chris Kalla is also running in that race.

Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Cincinnati, raised $169,357 and spent $325,740 last quarter. He had $430,952 in the bank. His Democratic challenger, Jeff Sinnard of Cincinnati, does not appear to have raised or spent more than $5,000. The Federal Election Commission does not require candidates to file campaign finance reports unless they’ve raised more than that amount.

They are running in the 1st District which includes part of Hamilton and all of Warren County. Green Party candidate Rich Stevenson and Libertarian Jim Berns are also running.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester Twp., has no general election opponent this year. Still, Boehner amassed nearly $2.5 million in donations to his Friends of John Boehner account last quarter a sum that doesn’t count his other leadership PACs or his “Boehner for Speaker” account. He had more than $1 million in the bank as of Sept. 30.

Starting in 2013, Boehner will add Clark County to his district which also includes Butler, Preble, Darke, Miami and part of Mercer county.

Brown outraised Mandel by $1 M in last quarter

In the U.S. Senate race, Sen. Sherrod Brown outraised Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel by nearly $1 million during the last quarter, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed yesterday.

Brown, D-Ohio, raised more than $5.4 million between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to his report. He has raised more than $20.7 million to date.

Mandel, meanwhile, raised $4.5 million during that same period, and has raised more than $14 million to date, according to figures released last week by his campaign.

He’s raised more than 84,000 donations, and 75 percent have been $100 or less, according to Mandel’s campaign.

Brown’s campaign, meanwhile, said the average contribution by individuals has been $54. He has nearly $4.9 million in the bank.

Staff writer Jeremy P. Kelley contributed to this report.