WARREN — U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, a Republican seeking re-election in the 6th Congressional Districts has a commanding financial lead over his Democratic challenger.

Johnson, R-Marietta, had an advantage of more than 13-to-1 in money raised as of Sept. 30 over Democrat Louis Lyras of Campbell.

The incumbent also has significantly more money left in his campaign fund as of Sept. 30 compared to the Democrat.

Johnson, a six-term House member, reported a $972,757 surplus in his campaign fund as of Sept. 30 compared to $13,406 for Lyras.

The new 6th Congressional District includes all of Mahoning, Columbiana, Carroll, Jefferson, Belmont, Harrison, Monroe, Noble and Washington counties and portions of Stark and Tuscarawas counties. Mahoning is the district’s most-populous county.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission drew new congressional lines after the decennial census. The Ohio Supreme Court twice rejected the maps as unconstitutional because they unfairly favor Republicans. But the lines will be in place for this election and have to be redrawn for the 2024 election.

The 6th District favors Republicans 59.06 percent to 40.94 percent for Democrats based on partisan voting trends during the past decade, according to the redistricting commission.

Johnson has raised $1,551,866 for his campaign including $258,325 in the third quarter. In this last quarter, $171,500 of Johnson’s money came from PACs with $86,825 from individuals.

He has spent $1,584,332 for this campaign including $407,722 in the third quarter. Of the amount spend between July and September, Johnson’s biggest expense was $261,600 to Communications Counsel of Columbus for media consulting and advertising purchases.

Johnson had $972,757 in his fund as of Sept. 30, which includes carryover from previous campaigns.

Lyras has run a largely self-funded campaign.

He’s raised $115,184 as of Sept. 30 with $65,000 of it being loans from the candidate and $24,772 in contributions from him. That’s about 78 percent of his total contributions.

In the third quarter, he raised a total of $52,458 with $8,127 from individuals and $7,700 from PACs. The rest of the money came from Lyras: $21,631 in contributions and a $15,000 loan.

Lyras has spent $102,931 during this campaign including $51,117 in the third quarter. His largest third quarter expense was $20,000 to Electica USA of Washington, D.C., for advertising.

Lyras reported a $13,406 surplus in his fund as of Sept. 30. That includes a small surplus he had from an unsuccessful 2020 congressional campaign.