Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun loaned his campaign nearly $2.4 million in the third quarter after saying he would not self fund in the run-up to the general election.

Despite the loan, Braun still slightly outraised Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly in private donations for the quarter, roughly $3.3 million to $3 million.

Donnelly reported contributions from about 30,000 donors, compared to about 10,000 for Braun. Individual contributions are capped at $2,700 and political action committee contributions are capped at $5,000.

Both candidates filed their reports late Monday evening for the period of July through September.

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Braun reported raising $5.6 million in total for the period, including donations and his loans. He spent $4.8 million and had $1.9 million left to spend at the end of September

Donnelly's $3 million is a personal record for fundraising in one quarter. He hasn't loaned his campaign any money.

The senator's campaign spent $4.9 million and had $4.5 million left to spend. That leaves Donnelly with more than twice as much cash on hand to spend in the final weeks leading up to the Nov. 6 election.

CNN reported in May that Braun said he would not self-fund his general election campaign. His campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment and It's unclear why he changed his mind.

Since filing for the primary, Braun has loaned his campaign nearly $8.8 million. He's used contributions to pay himself back $491,643 this period and $684,988 in total.

"Mexico Joe Donnelly chose partisan games over Hoosiers when he opposed Justice Kavanaugh, and enthusiasm continues to build for hiring job creator Mike Braun and firing Mexico Joe," Braun spokesman Josh Kelley said in a prepared statement. “After raising over $5 million this quarter, Mike Braun for Indiana has the resources to remind Hoosiers that Mexico Joe supports Obamacare and Obama’s Iran nuclear deal while Mike Braun stands with President Trump's agenda of creating economic opportunity for Hoosier families, ."

Donnelly's campaign credited his donations to grassroots supporters. According to his campaign, 93 percent were $100 or less, and 69 percent of his contributions were for $25 or less.

“We’re especially proud that our campaign is driven by tens of thousands of individuals chipping in whatever they can, five and ten dollars at a time, instead of by Washington special interests,” said Peter Hanscom, Donnelly's campaign manager. “Joe's message of hard work and Hoosier common sense continues to resonate, and we’re glad we have the resources we need to make sure every single Hoosier knows what Joe’s campaign is about over the next 22 days.”

Call IndyStar reporter Chris Sikich at 317-444-6036. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisSikich and at facebook.com/chris.sikich.

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