Gov. Charlie Crist (R), the NRSC's favored candidate in the Florida Senate race, announced another impressive fundraising haul today. In the third quarter, Crist raised $2.4 million, giving him $6.2 million cash on hand.

"I am overwhelmed by the support we received during our second quarter and throughout the first five months of the campaign," Crist said in a statement.

It's not clear how much of the money Crist raised included money that would only be available in a general election campaign. Crist had raised $4.4 million in the previous quarter.

Crist's GOP challenger, former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R), announced earlier this week that he topped $1 million in the quarter, a big improvement from his $350,000 haul in the previous period. A Rubio spokesman said their total is almost all money targeted toward the primary.

Rep. Kendrick Meek (D), the leading potential general election challenger, has not yet announced his third-quarter total. A spokesman said he will likely wait to announce at this weekend's state Democratic convention. He now faces a new primary challenger, former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre.