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Sen. Hillary Clinton may lead in recent presidential polls of Ohio, but in the money race, former Massachusetts. Gov. Mitt Romney is No. 1.

Romney, a Republican, had raised $1.1 million in Ohio through September — far more than Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who came in second in the Ohio fund-raising race with $677,359, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, an organization that tracks campaign finance.

Clinton, D-N.Y., has raised $667,631 in Ohio. But in a Quinnipiac University poll taken between Oct. 1 and Oct., 8, she held a healthy lead among Ohio voters polled, topping former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, 46 percent to 40 percent and topping Romney 51 percent to 34 percent.

In all, Ohioans have given

more than $4.1 million to presidential candidates this year, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission fund-raising information from the third quarter ending Sept. 30.

Romney raised $405,339 in Ohio during the third quarter, by far the most of any candidate. But Clinton cut into Obama's fundraising lead, raising $232,458 in the quarter compared to $183,545 for Obama. Giuliani had $206,500 in Ohio contributions during the quarter.

In the Dayton-Springfield region, Romney garnered $24,550 during the quarter, followed by Obama, Guiliani and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the Center's analysis found. Clinton was a distant fifth locally, raising just $5,975 from Miami Valley donors.

Shery Oakes, president and CEO of Design Homes and Development of Dayton, says she donated the maximum $2,300 to Romney's campaign because she likes his values as a businessman and Mormon.

"He's not a professional politician," Oakes said. "He's a very successful businessman who understands capitalistic views, and I certainly support that in leading a company."

Meanwhile, Herman Dlott, a Kettering retiree, said he gave $2,300 to Clinton's campaign because he hopes electing her would mean a continuation of policies of the first Clinton administration.

"My big hangup, to be honest with you, is get rid of (President) Bush and change everything the man ever did," he said.