Washington ? One tapped his bounty of fans; the other his bounty of fortune.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised a staggering $32 million in January from an ever increasing donor base, aides said Thursday. Republican Mitt Romney dipped into his personal fortune to give his presidential campaign $35 million in 2007, including $18 million in the last three months of the year alone.

Romney reported raising $9 million in contributions and spending $33.8 million during the last three months of 2007. He did not release any fundraising numbers for January, when seven Republican contests were held, but reported $2.4 million cash on hand going into a month in which he spent heavily on advertising.

Thursday was the deadline for campaigns to file their end-of-year finance reports with the Federal Election Commission, numbers that were fairly dated given the hyperactive month of January.

Clinton’s end-of-year finance report showed she raised $26.5 million in individual contributions during the last three months of the year. She spent $39.2 million during the period and had $37.9 million left as the year began. Clinton reported an end-of-year debt of nearly $5 million. Her total contributions for the year were $107 million, including $19.5 million for the general election. She spent $80.3 million in 2007.

Obama reported raising $22.8 million from October through December. He spent nearly $41 million during that period and ended the year with $18.6 million in the bank. He had a $792,681 debt. His contributions for the year totaled $102 million, and he spent $84.5 million.

The Republican contest features far less money. Without his personal $35 million, Romney raised $54 million in contributions in 2007 and spent $87.6 million. The former venture capitalist is worth up to $250 million.

McCain raised $37.5 million for the year and spent $39.1 million. Boosted to front-runner status after winning the Florida primary this week, McCain raised $7 million during the first three weeks of January.