Dan Besse received $92,285 in contributions by mid-April of 2008.

The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor received $10,381 during the first quarter of the year, according to his most recent campaign finance report.

Major donors included Blowing Rock therapist Marjory Holder and Greensboro retiree William Knox.

He received $1,000 from the Conservation Council of North Carolina and $100 from Greensboro City Council candidate Joel Landau.

Previously, he loaned his campaign $50,000 and Winston-Salem retiree Kay House loaned him $4,000.

He spent $20,831 in the first quarter of the year on yard signs, office expenses and polling.

That left him with $111,952 in cash on hand at the end of the quarter.

Dan Besse raised $81,903 by the end of 2007.

The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor raised $66,694 from large donors, including Wake Forest University professor Stephen Boyd and state Rep. Pricey Harrison of Greensboro.

He also raised $9,648 from donors who gave less than $50, and $2,500 from other candidates' campaigns, including Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines and Chapel Hill Councilman Ed Harrison, according to a campaign finance report filed with the State Board of Elections last week.

He also loaned his campaign $50,000, donated $4,000, transferred $3,060 from his city council campaign fund and gave $643 worth of in-kind contributions. In addition, he received a $4,000 loan from retiree Kay House.

At the same time, Besse spent $7,130 on campaign buttons, gas and event planning.

That left him with cash on hand of $122,402.