By The Huffington Post News Editors

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) raised $1.98 million in the first three months of 2013 for his first reelection campaign next year, according to <a target=_blank href="a video released by the campaign.

Franken is running for the first time since defeating Republican incumbent Norm Coleman by the thinnest of margins in 2008, following a prolonged recount. So far, no GOP candidate has emerged to challenge him.

According to the video from the Franken campaign, the first-quarter haul was raised from 35,000 donors from every county in Minnesota. Those giving less than $100 accounted for 55 percent of the contributions, and online donors gave one-fourth of the total.

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From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/al-franken-fundraising_n_3064362.html