Newly filed reports show DeSantis had about $102 million in available cash in his political committee and campaign account as of Oct. 7, almost exactly a month before the Nov. 8 gubernatorial election.

Crist had about $2.9 million in cash on hand in his political committee and campaign account.

DeSantis, who is widely considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate, has drawn huge chunks of money from across the country.

Consider this: As of Oct. 7, Crist's Friends of Charlie Crist political committee had raised about $12.282 million since being formed in May 2021, according to a report posted Friday on the state Division of Elections website.

In July, meanwhile, DeSantis' Friends of Ron DeSantis committee received a single contribution of $10 million from Nevada businessman Robert Bigelow. And in April 2021, it received a $5 million contribution from hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin.

Those two contributions exceeded all of the money Crist's committee has raised.

Reports filed Friday reflected financial activity from Oct. 1 through Oct. 7, the first full week after Hurricane Ian hit Florida. DeSantis' fundraising slowed during the week, though he brought in a combined total of about $1.071 million for his committee and campaign. Crist collected about $1.14 million for his committee and campaign.

Cash on hand takes into account money raised previously and spent. The Friends of Ron DeSantis committee had nearly $93 million on hand, while DeSantis' campaign had about $9.22 million available as of Oct. 7, the reports show.

The Friends of Charlie Crist committee had about $1.172 million on hand, while Crist's campaign had about $1.726 million available, the reports show.

Crist, a congressman from St. Petersburg and former governor, has received significant financial support from labor unions and plaintiffs' attorneys. As examples, his committee in early October received a $50,000 contribution from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and a $50,000 contribution from the personal-injury firm Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, according to the reports.

In a fundraising email Friday, Crist's campaign said it needed "top grassroots donors to make an urgent donation."

"Our worst fear is that we wake up after the 2022 election and have a second term with Ron DeSantis as governor," the email said. "At that point, there won't be anything else we can do."