Massachusetts: 3q Fundraising

Congressman John Olver is going into the election with a large cash-on-hand advantage over Republican challenger Nathan Bech, according to the candidates' 3rd Quarter Federal Election Commission reports.

[img_assist|nid=153|title=U.S. Rep. John Olver (D-Amherst)|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=147|height=180]Olver, an Amherst Democrat, raked in $98,000 in the 3rd Quarter and finished with $157,000 in his bank account. Bech finished the quarter having raised $17,000 and having just $8,600 in his campaign coffer.