Mitt Romney Raises More Than $6M at Troy, Grand Rapids Fundraisers

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is likely celebrating after reportedly raising between $6 million and $8 million Wednesday at .

The fundraising totals make Wednesday the biggest single best day of fundraising for the Romney campaign so far, said John Rakolta, a national finance co-chair of Romney's presidential campaign.

"Today, we will exceed every single event that has been held for Gov. Romney from the beginning of the campaign," Rakolta told ABC News Wednesday night. "So we have set a new record tonight in terms of fundraising."

Romney's campaign reported selling more than 500 tickets to the Troy event at a minimum of $2,500 each — a total of at least $1 million, The Republic reported.

Wednesday's fundraiser in Troy was also attended by more than 200 protestors, who .

Romney was last in Troy on Feb. 25, when he . During the rally, Romney played to the home crowd, saying, "It's good to be back in the place we called home for the first 19 years of my life."