WASHINGTON AP – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Martin jumped out to a quick fundraising start in his bid to unseat Republican Saxby Chambliss, but he still lagged far behind the incumbent.

Martin, a former state lawmaker from Atlanta who joined a crowded field of Democrats in the race on March 19, raised $346,675 in less than two weeks before the first-quarter filing period ended March 31, according to his latest campaign finance report filed this week.